Rubio Grand Slam’s “Narco-terrorist” Maduro holds municipal elections in Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is beating Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro On Sunday, South American countries held municipal elections to fill hundreds of mayoral positions and thousands of council seats.

The municipal competition was held a day before the first anniversary of the Venezuelan presidential election, which the U.S. and other international observers widely denounced as illegal. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has been escalating in recent days as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused foreign heads of state as the entity’s leader on Friday

“The United States remains firmly supportive of Venezuela’s support for the restoration of democratic order and justice in Venezuela for the restoration of democratic order and justice in Venezuela,” Rubio said in a statement on Sunday. “Maduro is not the president of Venezuela and his regime is not a legitimate government.”

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“Maduro is the leader of the designated Nalco-terrorist organization Cartel de Los Soles, who is responsible for trafficking drugs to the United States and Europe,” Rubio continued. “Maduro, currently being prosecuted by our country, has undermined Venezuelan institutions to assist the cartel’s criminal Nalco trafficking program into the United States.”

The Justice Ministry accused Maduro and 14 other former and current Venezuelan officials of Narco in March 2020 – terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges. Earlier this year, 10 days before President Donald Trump returned to his office, the State Department increased his reward from $15 million to $25 million to $15 million.

“For years, Maduro and his relatives manipulated it Venezuela’s electoral system To maintain illegal control of power, Rubio added on Sunday. “By arranging municipal elections on the anniversary of the presidential election on July 28, which was stolen on July 28, the regime aims again to deploy military and police to suppress the will of the Venezuelan people.”

Rubio said: “The United States will continue to work with our partners to be responsible for corruption, crime and illegal Maduro’s regime.

Maduro became Venezuela’s president in 2013, but the United States has not recognized his presidency since 2019. The United States and other countries have refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of the July 2024 Venezuelan election and have cited widespread fraud.

Amid a controversial protest on July 28, 2024, the relative of a detained person participated in a vigil asking them to be released on July 16, 2025 at the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Caracas. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Ministry of Finance approved it on Friday Cartel de Los soles, Also known as the Sun Cartel, it is called “a specially designated global terrorist.” The United States claims that Cartel de los Soles is led by Maduro and other senior individuals in their regime.

The U.S. claims that the Venezuelan-based group has provided significant support to Tren de Aragua and Sinaloa Cartel. The Trump administration classified Tren de Aragua and Sinaloa Cartel as foreign terrorist organizations in February.

According to the Ministry of Finance, the name Cartel de Los Soles is derived from the sun badge in the uniform of Venezuelan military officials.

Chaco Mayor Gustavo Duque spoke to supporters at the start of the municipal election campaign in Caracas on July 11, 2025. The elections for mayor and councillors will be held on July 27. (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

According to the Treasury Department, the cartel “supports Tren de Aragua’s purpose is to flood illegal narcotics as weapons to the United States.”

Bessent said on Friday that new actions “reveal the passage of the Maduro regime Terrorist organizations Just like Cartel de Los Soes. ”

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He added: “The Treasury Department will continue to implement President Trump’s commitment to put the United States first, by combating violent groups including Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa Cartel and its coordinators such as Cartel de Los Soles.”