Georgia GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was critical of Israel while his principal opponent, Maria Corina Machado, was a major supporter of the country. Greene wrote on X: “Venezuela is a predominantly Catholic country with very strong laws against abortion with the exception being the life of the mother,” and “Maduro has been critical of Israel calling it a genocide in Gaza and against Zionism.”Greene said that Maria Corina Machado was more left-leaning on abortion and LGBTQ issues. “Maduro’s opposition, Maria Corina Machado is a strong supporter of Israel and wants to restore strong relations with Israel,” her post continued. “She is more left leaning on abortion and LGBTQ issues.”She said that the Americans she had talked to did not believe that the tension between the United States and Venezuela was about drugs and oil tankers.“People voted in 2024 against foreign intervention and foreign regime change as we have seen far too many times how that’s turned out, it’s not good, and people are so sick of it,” the post concluded.Over the past few months, the US struck alleged drug boats in the Caribbean as the Trump administration said it would go after narcoterrorists. Greene was one of the few voices in the GOP critical of Israel and the actions its military took during the war in Gaza. She wrote on X in July: “It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that Oct. 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza.”
