US Congressman Carlos Gimenez, representative for Florida's 28th congressional district, today threw his support behind Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her statements criticising Caricom and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

He did so quoting the Prime Minister’s post on X one day earlier in which she harshly critiqued the stance of the regional body, referring to the Caribbean's long-held status as a ‘zone of peace’ as “fakery.”

Gimenez, whose district is known for its large Caribbean diaspora posted, “On behalf of the United States Congress, we stand with our dear friend and ally @PM_Kamla of Trinidad and Tobago for her staunch support of democracy and moral clarity against the illegitimate, terrorist narco-dictatorship in Venezuela.”