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RSS/FEED訂閱特朗普總統在邁阿密向委內瑞拉裔美國人發表演講（附英文原稿）
轉自：新世紀，文章內容並不代表本網立場和觀點。
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佛羅里達國際大學海洋銀行會議中心
邁阿密，佛羅里達
美國東部時間下午4:47
特朗普夫人：謝謝。（掌聲）今天在這個美麗的邁阿密市很棒。（掌聲）總統和我很榮幸能與大家站在一起，共同支持委內瑞拉人民 – 偉大的人民。（掌聲。）
我很自豪能和你在美國一起作為你的第一夫人。（掌聲）你們中間的許多人都知道在社會主義和共產主義的壓迫下生活得到自由的感覺是什麼感覺。（掌聲）在委內瑞拉，人民正處於重新獲得自由的邊緣。
今天，我們必須讓委內瑞拉人民聽到我們所有人的共同心聲。我們是自由的，有希望，我們一起大聲驕傲地祈禱，委內瑞拉人民很快也將獲得自由。（掌聲。）
我的丈夫今天在這裏，因為他非常關心委內瑞拉目前的苦難。今天下午，他有一個重要的信息要分享。
女士們，先生們，現在我很高興地介紹我的丈夫和美國總統唐納德 J· 特朗普。（掌聲。）
主席：非常感謝，梅拉尼亞。擁有這樣一個非凡的權利，美國真的很幸運嗎？非凡的第一夫人。（掌聲）她很特別。她真的是。她關心的是人。
你好，邁阿密。我很高興回到這個我愛的州，有這麼多自豪，熱愛自由的愛國者。我們在這裏宣布拉丁美洲將迎來新的一天。（掌聲）它即將到來。
在委內瑞拉和整個西半球，社會主義正在消亡，自由，繁榮和民主正在重生。（掌聲。）
今天，由於委內瑞拉人每天數百萬人的決心，委內瑞拉國民議會的愛國主義以及臨時總統胡安·瓜伊多的不可思議的勇氣，我們的心中充滿了希望。（掌聲。）
委內瑞拉人民支持自由和民主，美利堅合眾國站在他們一邊。（掌聲。）
首先，我要感謝今天在這裏的偉大領導人，他們為自由事業贏得了如此不可思議的支持者。這些人愛你，他們愛委內瑞拉，他們愛古巴。他們喜歡我們為之奮鬥的所有地方。（掌聲。）
新當選並且已經做了令人難以置信的工作，州長Ron DeSantis。（掌聲。）
我打電話給一個男人，特別是當我們談論古巴，委內瑞拉，尼加拉瓜時 – 他知道很多，而且他是我的朋友：參議員馬可. 魯比奧。（掌聲。）
一位偉大的州長; 他讓羅恩有點先發制人。他在佛羅里達州做了出色的工作。前州長，現任參議員，里克斯科特。（掌聲。）
還有一個我非常了解的人，特別是當我的心在委內瑞拉的時候 – （掌聲） – 他就是馬里奧·迪亞茲 – 巴拉特眾議員。（掌聲。）
卡洛斯特魯希略大使。（掌聲）副州長珍妮特·努涅斯。（掌聲）還有你們的新任偉大的司法部長阿什利. 穆迪。（掌聲）對於現在在這個房間里的許多其他專職公職人員，我們非常感謝你和我們在一起。謝謝。（掌聲。）
也感謝商務部長。威爾伯羅斯和我們在一起，還有萊特希澤大使。我不得不說，萊特希澤大使剛從一個叫中國的地方回來。而且，天哪，哦， 天哪- 我們取得了很大的進步。沒有人預料到會發生這種情況。（掌聲）我們取得了很大的進步。（掌聲。）
與此同時，數十億美元進入我們的財政部。很簡單。這一切都運轉的很好。那是從未發生過的。我們不知道這個國家的感覺，但現在我們知道這種感覺了。（掌聲。）
我們還要感謝佛羅里達國際大學校長Mark Rosenberg博士（掌聲）主持這次重要活動。
最後，我要感謝這位出色的觀眾中的每一個人，你們為人類的尊嚴做出了自己的貢獻。這可能就是你們所有人。（掌聲。）
我要特別感謝委內瑞拉流亡社區，他們為支持瓜伊多總統為他們的同胞組織援助並在國內做了很多工作做出了巨大貢獻。非常感謝你來到這裏。謝謝。我們和你在一起。（掌聲。）
我們非常感謝每一位持不同政見者，每一個流亡者，每一個政治犯，以及每一個見證社會主義和共產主義恐怖，並勇敢地反對它們的人。非常感謝你們。（掌聲。）
事實是，你們已經看到了犯罪，你們已經看到了腐敗。你們已經看到了飢餓和痛苦。你們聽到了痛苦的請求幫助。你們已經抗議，並且莊重的大聲抗議。你們已經為我們現在能夠看到的那一天祈禱，這就是未來 – 這個地區的所有人終將獲得自由的那一天。（掌聲。）
聽眾：美國！USA！USA！
總統：在我們今天開會時，委內瑞拉人民站在歷史的門檻上，準備收回他們的國家並重新奪回他們的未來。
不久前，委內瑞拉還是南美洲最富有的國家。但多年的社會主義統治使這個曾經繁榮的國家瀕臨毀滅邊緣。這就是今天的情況。
這個專制的社會主義政府將私營企業國有化並接管了私營企業。他們進行大規模財富沒收，關閉自由市場，壓制言論自由，建立無情的宣傳機器，操縱選舉，利用政府迫害其政治對手，破壞公正的法治。
換句話說，社會主義者在委內瑞拉所做的一切都與社會主義者，共產主義者，極權主義者在他們有機會統治的所有地方所做的一樣。結果是災難性的。
現在，幾乎90％的委內瑞拉人生活在貧困之中。
2018年，委內瑞拉的惡性通貨膨脹率超過100萬。食品和藥品短缺嚴重困擾著這個國家。社會主義已經徹底蹂躪了這個偉大的國家，即使是世界上最大的石油儲備也不足以保持光明。這絕不會發生在我們身上。（掌聲。）
聽眾：美國！USA！USA！
總統：謝謝。
已經有超過300萬委內瑞拉人逃離了馬杜羅的野蠻壓迫——事實是殘酷的。
今天，我們能夠很榮幸的邀請艾米莎·佩雷斯，他是一位勇敢的委內瑞拉警官奧斯卡. 佩雷斯的母親。（掌聲）你知道這個故事。
2017年6月，奧斯卡駕駛一架直升機飛越巴魯塔市，旗幟為”350自由”，參考委內瑞拉憲法第350條，其中指出：”委內瑞拉人民……將否認任何政權，立法或權威這違反了民主價值……或侵犯了人權。”
奧斯卡說他想給人民帶來希望。他愛人民。他為人民而戰。他們喜歡奧斯卡。但奧斯卡被委內瑞拉人槍殺，這點你們很清楚，你們都知道這個故事——那些人來自委內瑞拉安全部隊，非常殘忍的殺害了他。
艾米莎，我們為你的喪子而心碎。奧斯卡為他的人民的自由獻出了生命。我們今天都有希望，因為有偉大的偉大的人民和像奧斯卡這樣的愛國者。（掌聲）請艾米莎。（掌聲。）
我說，”怎麼用西班牙語說些什麼？”她喜歡西班牙語。她的西班牙語好一點。請。請。
聽眾:(聽不清楚。）
女士。PEREZ :(講西班牙語：佩雷斯）
（掌聲。）
主席：我不知道她說了什麼，但我想我知道她說了什麼。她是一個不可思議的女人。奧斯卡是一個不可思議的人，不會白白死去。（掌聲。）
幾周前，1月23日，委內瑞拉國民議會援引委內瑞拉憲法宣布國民議會議長胡安瓜伊多為該國的合法領導人。在他的第一個行為中，瓜伊多總統援引了同樣的憲法文章，即奧斯卡通過天空通知全世界馬杜羅是非法的。
在30分鐘內，美國自豪地成為世界上第一個承認瓜伊多總統的國家。（掌聲。）
聽眾：美國！USA！USA！
總統：順便說一句，約翰. 博爾頓在這裏。約翰在哪裡？（掌聲）努力工作。
今天，全世界有50多個國家承認委內瑞拉的合法政府。委內瑞拉人民已經發言，世界也聽到了他們美妙的聲音。他們正在翻過關於社會主義的一頁，翻過專政的一頁，不會再回頭了。（掌聲。）
愛好和平的國家願意幫助委內瑞拉重新獲得民主，尊嚴和命運。我們這個半球的所有國家都有共同的利益來阻止社會主義暴政的蔓延。社會主義本質上不尊重邊界。它不尊重其公民或其鄰國的邊界或主權。它總是尋求擴張，蠶食和征服他人的意志。
社會主義的黃昏時刻已經到了我們的半球 – （掌聲） – 坦率地說，在世界各地的許多地方。社會主義和共產主義的時代不僅在委內瑞拉，而且在尼加拉瓜和古巴也是如此。（掌聲。）
我們愛古巴嗎？（掌聲）我們愛尼加拉瓜嗎？（掌聲）偉大的國家。這麼大的潛力。記住這個詞。這種難以置信的潛力。
與此同時，我們必須共同努力，結束人道主義災難。在我們發言時，載有數百噸迫切需要的人道主義物資的卡車停在委內瑞拉邊境，等待幫助數百萬有需要的人。
兩天前，第一架美國空軍的C-17飛機在哥倫比亞登陸，載有重要的援助，其中包括成千上萬的小委內瑞拉兒童營養包。（掌聲）不幸的是，獨裁者馬杜羅阻止這種救生援助進入該國。他寧願看到他的人民餓死而不是給他們幫助，而不是幫助他們。
數以百萬計的委內瑞拉人正在挨餓和痛苦，而馬杜羅政權最高層的少數人則掠奪國家陷入貧困和死亡。我們知道他們是誰，我們知道他們在哪裡保留了他們偷來的數十億美元。
令人難以置信的是，委內瑞拉軍隊的成員仍然勉強支持這一失敗的獨裁統治。他們冒著未來的風險，為古巴軍隊控制並受古巴士兵私人軍隊保護的人冒著生命危險和委內瑞拉的未來。（掌聲）馬杜羅不是委內瑞拉愛國者; 他是古巴傀儡。他就是這樣。（掌聲。）
請記住，曾經有數億美元支付給古巴 – 但不再是，因為他們不再擁有那種能夠做到這一點的財富。事情正在發生變化，而且變化很快。（掌聲。）
今天，我向每位幫助保持馬杜羅的官員發出信息：
今天，每一天，以及未來的每一天，整個世界的目光都在你身上。你無法掩飾現在面臨的選擇。您可以選擇接受瓜伊多總統的慷慨大赦，與您的家人和同胞和睦相處。瓜伊多總統並不尋求對你的報復，我們也不會。但是你不能遵循馬杜羅的命令阻止人道主義援助，你不能以任何形式的暴力威脅和平抗議者 – （掌聲） – 反對派領導人，國民議會議員，瓜伊多總統及其家人。
我們尋求和平的權力過渡，但所有選擇都是開放的。（掌聲）我們希望恢復委內瑞拉的民主，我們相信委內瑞拉軍隊及其領導層在這一進程中可以發揮至關重要的作用。如果您選擇這條道路，您將有機會為委內瑞拉所有人民創造一個安全和繁榮的未來。
或者您可以選擇第二條路徑：繼續支持馬杜羅。
觀眾：Booo –
總統：如果你選擇這條道路，你會發現沒有安全的港灣，沒有輕鬆的出口，也沒有出路。你會失去一切。（掌聲。）
所以今天，我問馬杜羅政權的每個成員：為你的人民結束這個貧窮，飢餓和死亡的噩夢。讓你的人民去吧。讓您的國家自由。現在是所有委內瑞拉愛國者團結一致行動的時候了。（掌聲）委內瑞拉的未來沒有比這更好的了。對委內瑞拉自由民主的重生而言，對於另一個被俘國家 – 古巴的未來而言，沒有比這更好的了。（掌聲。）
聽眾：美國！USA！USA！
總統：幾十年來，古巴和委內瑞拉的社會主義獨裁政權以非常腐敗的交易方式相互支持。委內瑞拉給了古巴石油。作為回報，古巴給了委內瑞拉一個直接從哈瓦那逃跑的警察國家。（掌聲。）
但這是一個非常不同的日子，那種日子結束了。（掌聲）兩個獨裁政權之間的醜陋聯盟正在迅速結束。一個新的未來正在開始。我們所有人都在這個舞台上，成千上萬的人 – 你必須看到它 – 團結一致，因為我們了解委內瑞拉，古巴，尼加拉瓜和世界各地的社會主義真相。（掌聲。）
社會主義承諾繁榮，但卻帶來了貧困。社會主義承諾團結，但它帶來仇恨，並提供分裂。社會主義承諾一個更美好的未來，但它總是回歸到過去最黑暗的篇章。永遠不會失敗。它總是發生。
社會主義是一種悲慘而不可信的意識形態，其根源在於對歷史和人性的完全無知，這就是為什麼社會主義最終必須始終產生暴政，而它確實如此。（掌聲）社會主義者熱愛多樣性，但他們始終堅持絕對一致。
我們知道社會主義不是關於正義，不是關於平等，不是解放窮人。社會主義只是一件事：統治階級的權力。（掌聲）他們獲得的權力越多，他們就越渴望。他們想要運營醫療保健，運營運輸和金融，運行能源，教育 – 運行一切。
他們希望權力能夠決定誰勝誰輸，誰起來誰失敗，什麼是真的，什麼是假的，甚至是誰的生命和死亡。（掌聲。）
簡而言之，今天我們所有人都知道，沒有什麼比社會主義更民主了。社會主義在任何地方和任何地方都在進步的旗幟下前進，但最終只會帶來腐敗，剝削和腐朽。
今天和我們在一起的是David Smolansky。（掌聲）大衛是委內瑞拉歷史上最年輕的市長之一，當時馬杜羅政權將他解職併發出逮捕令。大衛逃到了委內瑞拉岌岌可危的南部叢林中。最終，大衛到達巴西，在那裡他受到張開雙臂歡迎。
今天，大衛流亡美國，在那裡他繼續為委內瑞拉人民說話。可悲的是，大衛是他的家族中第三代逃離社會主義和共產主義的痛苦。大衛的祖父母於1927年逃離蘇聯，他的父親於1970年逃離共產主義古巴。
正如大衛所說，”我想從父親和祖父那裡得到的不同就是回到我的國家。”（掌聲）”我的祖父母從未回到基輔……我的父親沒有回到哈瓦那。我希望我能[很快]回到委內瑞拉。”（掌聲）我認為這將會發生，大衛。
非常感謝，大衛。我想它很快就會發生。你的勇氣，大衛，是一種靈感。而且不僅是大衛; 這個房間里有很多人。你們經歷了很多，但你們看到它走到了盡頭。你們看它第一次真的結束了。這是你們第一次看到它 – 因為美國是一個真正偉大的國家，在你身後。（掌聲。）
聽眾：美國！USA！USA！
總統：在美國支持委內瑞拉民主的同時，我們重申聲援古巴和尼加拉瓜長期遭受苦難的人民以及生活在社會主義和共產主義政權之下的各地人民。
對於那些試圖將社會主義強加于美國的人，我們再次發出一個非常簡單的信息：美國永遠不會成為社會主義國家。（掌聲。）
我們天生就是自由的，現在和永遠都會保持自由。
（掌聲）我們知道委內瑞拉的自由可以做什麼，因為我們已經在多拉看到了未來。
我們知道在古巴有什麼自由可以做，因為我們已經在邁阿密看到了未來。（掌聲。）
我們知道自由在尼加拉瓜能做些什麼，因為我們已經看到了Sweetwater的未來。（掌聲。）
有一天，在上帝的幫助下，我們將看到人們將在加拉加斯，馬那瓜和哈瓦那做些什麼。（掌聲。）
當委內瑞拉自由，古巴自由，尼加拉瓜自由時，這將成為人類歷史上第一個自由半球。（掌聲。）
今天能和你在一起，我感到非常榮幸，今天第一夫人非常榮幸能和你在一起。我們贏了。我們在每個方面都獲勝。
謝謝。上帝祝福你。上帝保佑委內瑞拉人民。上帝保佑古巴人民。上帝保佑尼加拉瓜人民。上帝保佑美利堅合眾國。（掌聲）非常感謝你們。
【結束】美國東部時間下午5:19
——谷歌自動翻譯
白宮網站原文如下：
Remarks by President Trump to the Venezuelan American Community
LAW & JUSTICE
Florida International University Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Miami, Florida
4:47 P.M. EST
MRS. TRUMP: Thank you. (Applause.) It is wonderful to be here today in the beautiful city of Miami. (Applause.) The President and I are honored to stand with all of you as we together support the people — great people — of Venezuela. (Applause.)
I’m proud to be here with you in the United States of America as your First Lady. (Applause.) Many of you in the room know what it feels like to be blessed with freedom after living under the oppression of socialism and communism. (Applause.) In Venezuela, the people are on the brink of reclaiming their own liberty.
Today, we must let the Venezuelan people hear us all with one united voice. There is hope, we are free, and we pray together loudly and proudly that soon the people of Venezuela will be free as well. (Applause.)
My husband is here today because he cares deeply about the current suffering in Venezuela. This afternoon, he has an important message to share.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is now my pleasure to introduce my husband and the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. (Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Melania. America is truly blessed to have such a — an extraordinary — right? Extraordinary First Lady. (Applause.) She’s extraordinary. She really is. She cares about people.
Hello, Miami. I am thrilled to be back in the state I love with so many proud, freedom-loving patriots. We’re here to proclaim a new day is coming in Latin America. (Applause.) It’s coming.
In Venezuela and across the Western Hemisphere, socialism is dying, and liberty, prosperity, and democracy are being reborn. (Applause.)
Today, our hearts are filled with hope because of the determination of millions of everyday Venezuelans, the patriotism of the Venezuelan National Assembly, and the incredible courage of Interim President Juan Guaidó. (Applause.)
The people of Venezuela are standing for freedom and democracy, and the United States of America is standing right by their side. (Applause.)
Let me begin by thanking the great leaders here today who have been such incredible champions for the cause of liberty. And these people love you, and they love Venezuela, and they love Cuba. And they love all of the places that we’re fighting for. (Applause.)
Newly elected and already doing an incredible job, Governor Ron DeSantis. (Applause.)
A man who I call, especially when we’re talking about Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua — he knows a lot, and he’s a friend of mine: Senator Marco Rubio. (Applause.)
A great governor; he gave Ron a little bit of a head start. He did a fantastic job in Florida. Former governor, and now senator, Rick Scott. (Applause.)
Somebody that I’ve gotten to know very well, especially as to the fact that my heart is in Venezuela — (applause) — Representative Mario Diaz-Balart. (Applause.)
Ambassador Carlos Trujillo. (Applause.) Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Núñez. (Applause.) Your new and great Attorney General, Ashley Moody. (Applause.) And to so many other dedicated public officials that are in this room right now, we thank you very much for being with us. Thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you also to Secretary of Commerce. Wilbur Ross is with us, and Ambassador Lighthizer. Ambassador Lighthizer, I have to say, just got back from a place called China. And, boy, oh, boy — we’re making a lot of progress. Nobody expected this was going to be happening. (Applause.) We’re making a lot of progress. (Applause.)
In the meantime, billions and billions of dollars are coming into our Treasury. It’s very simple. All works. That never happened before. We don’t know the feeling in this country, but now we know the feeling. (Applause.)
We also want to extend our deep appreciation to the President of Florida International University, Dr. Mark Rosenberg — (applause) — for hosting this important event.
Finally, I want to thank each and every person in this wonderful audience who has made your own stand for human dignity. And that’s probably just about all of you. (Applause.)
And I want to especially thank the Venezuelan exile community that has done so much to support President Guaidó to organize aid for their compatriots and to do just a lot back home. Thank you very much for being here. Thank you. We’re with you. (Applause.)
We are profoundly grateful to every dissident, every exile, every political prisoner, and everyone who bears witness to the horrors of socialism and communism, and who has bravely spoken out against them. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
The fact is, you’ve seen the crimes and you’ve seen the corruption. You have seen the hunger and the suffering. You have heard the anguished pleas for help. You have protested, and protested with respect, but loudly. And you have prayed for the day we can now see, which is just ahead — the day when all the people of this region will at last be free. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!
THE PRESIDENT: As we meet today, the people of Venezuela stand at the threshold of history, ready to reclaim their country and to reclaim their future.
Not long ago, Venezuela was the wealthiest nation, by far, in South America. But years of socialist rule have brought this once-thriving nation to the brink of ruin. That’s where it is today.
The tyrannical socialist government nationalized private industries and took over private businesses. They engaged in massive wealth confiscation, shut down free markets, suppressed free speech, and set up a relentless propaganda machine, rigged elections, used the government to persecute their political opponents, and destroyed the impartial rule of law.
In other words, the socialists have done in Venezuela all of the same things that socialists, communists, totalitarians have done everywhere that they’ve had a chance to rule. The results have been catastrophic.
Almost 90 percent of Venezuelans now live in poverty.
In 2018, hyperinflation in Venezuela exceeded 1 million percent. Crippling shortages of food and medicine plague the country. Socialism has so completely ravaged this great country that even the world’s largest reserves of oil are no longer enough to keep the lights on. This will never happen to us. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.
Already, more than 3 million Venezuelans have fled Maduro’s brutal opposition — and brutal it is.
Today, we are honored to be joined by Amintha Perez, the mother of Oscar Perez — a courageous Venezuelan police officer. (Applause.) You know the story.
In June of 2017, Oscar piloted a helicopter over the city of Baruta with the banner, “350 Liberty,” a reference to Article 350 of the Venezuelan constitution, which states: “The people of Venezuela…shall disown any regime, legislation or authority that violates democratic values…or encroaches upon human rights.”
Oscar said he wanted to give the people hope. He loved the people. He fought for the people. And they loved Oscar. But Oscar was gunned down and killed by Venezuela’s — you know this very well; you all know the story — by the Venezuelan security forces, viciously.
Amintha, our hearts break for your loss. Oscar gave his life for the freedom of his people. We all have hope today because of great, great people and patriots like Oscar. (Applause.) Please, Amintha. (Applause.)
I said, “How about saying something in Spanish?” She likes Spanish. She’s a little bit better in Spanish. Please. Please.
AUDIENCE: (Inaudible.)
MS. PEREZ: (Speaks Spanish.) (No translation provided.)
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: I don’t know what she said, but I think I know what she said. And she is an incredible woman. And Oscar was an incredible man who will not have died in vain. (Applause.)
A few weeks ago, on January 23rd, Venezuela’s National Assembly invoked the Venezuelan constitution to declare the President of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó, as the country’s legitimate leader. In one of his first acts, President Guaidó invoked the same constitutional article that Oscar carried through the skies to notify the world that Maduro was illegitimate.
Within 30 minutes, the United States was proud to be the first nation in the world to recognize President Guaidó. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!
THE PRESIDENT: And, by the way, John Bolton is here. Where is John? (Applause.) Working hard.
Today, more than 50 countries around the world now recognize the rightful government of Venezuela. And the Venezuelan people have spoken, and the world has heard their beautiful voice. They are turning the page on socialism, turning the page on dictatorship, and there will be no going back. (Applause.)
Peace-loving nations are ready to help Venezuela reclaim its democracy, its dignity, and its destiny. All the nations in our hemisphere have the shared interest in preventing the spread of socialist tyranny. Socialism, by its very nature, does not respect borders. It does not respect boundaries or the sovereign rights of its citizens or its neighbors. It’s always seeking to expand, to encroach, and to subjugate others to its will.
The twilight hour of socialism has arrived in our hemisphere — (applause) — and, frankly, in many, many places around the world. The days of socialism and communism are numbered not only in Venezuela, but in Nicaragua and in Cuba as well. (Applause.)
Do we love Cuba? (Applause.) Do we love Nicaragua? (Applause.) Great countries. Such great potential. Remember that word. Such unbelievable potential.
In the meantime, we must all work together to end a humanitarian disaster. As we speak, there are truckloads filled with hundreds of tons of desperately needed humanitarian supplies stopped at the borders of Venezuela and waiting to help the millions and millions in need.
Two days ago, the first U.S. Air Force C-17 — that’s a big, beautiful plane — landed in Colombia loaded with crucial assistance, including thousands of nutrition kits for little Venezuelan children. (Applause.) Unfortunately, Dictator Maduro has blocked this lifesaving aid from entering the country. He would rather see his people starve than give them aid, than help them.
Millions of Venezuelans are starving and suffering while a small handful at the top of the Maduro regime plunder the nation into poverty and into death. We know who they are, and we know where they keep the billions of dollars that they have stolen.
Incredibly, there are members of the Venezuelan military still barely supporting this failed dictatorship. They are risking their future, they are risking their lives and Venezuela’s future, for a man controlled by the Cuban military and protected by a private army of Cuban soldiers. (Applause.) Maduro is not a Venezuelan patriot; he is a Cuban puppet. That’s what he is. (Applause.)
And remember that hundreds of millions of dollars used to be paid to Cuba — but no longer, because they no longer have that kind of wealth to be able to do it. So things are changing, and they’re changing fast. (Applause.)
And today I have a message for every official who is helping to keep Maduro in place:
The eyes of the entire world are upon you today, every day,
and every day in the future. You cannot hide from the choice that now confronts you. You can choose to accept President Guaidó’s generous offer of amnesty, to live your life in peace with your families and your countrymen. President Guaidó does not seek retribution against you, and neither do we. But you must not follow Maduro’s orders to block humanitarian aid, and you must not threaten any form of violence against peaceful protestors — (applause) — opposition leaders, members of the National Assembly, or President Guaidó and his family.
We seek a peaceful transition of power, but all options are open. (Applause.) We want to restore Venezuelan democracy, and we believe that the Venezuelan military and its leadership have a vital role to play in this process. If you choose this path, you have the opportunity to help forge a safe and prosperous future for all the people of Venezuela.
Or you can choose the second path: continuing to support Maduro.
AUDIENCE: Booo —
THE PRESIDENT: If you choose this path, you will find no safe harbor, no easy exit, and no way out. You will lose everything. (Applause.)
So today, I ask every member of the Maduro regime: End this nightmare of poverty, hunger, and death for your people. Let your people go. Set your country free. Now is the time for all Venezuelan patriots to act together as one united people. (Applause.) Nothing could be better for the future of Venezuela. And nothing could be better for the future of another captive nation — Cuba — than the rebirth of freedom and democracy in Venezuela. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!
THE PRESIDENT: For decades, the socialist dictatorships of Cuba and Venezuela have propped each other up in a very corrupt bargain. Venezuela gave Cuba oil. In return, Cuba gave Venezuela a police state run directly from Havana. (Applause.)
But this is a much different day, and those days are over. (Applause.) The ugly alliance between the two dictatorships is coming to a rapid end. A new future is beginning. All of us in this arena, and thousands and thousands and thousands of people outside — you have to see it — are united because we know the truth about socialism in Venezuela, in Cuba, in Nicaragua, and all around the world. (Applause.)
Socialism promises prosperity, but it delivers poverty.
Socialism promises unity, but it delivers hatred and it delivers division. Socialism promises a better future, but it always returns to the darkest chapters of the past. That never fails. It always happens.
Socialism is a sad and discredited ideology rooted in the total ignorance of history and human nature, which is why socialism, eventually, must always give rise to tyranny, which it does. (Applause.) Socialists profess a love of diversity, but they always insist on absolute conformity.
We know that socialism is not about justice, it’s not about equality, it’s not about lifting up the poor. Socialism is about one thing only: power for the ruling class. (Applause.) And the more power they get, the more they crave. They want to run healthcare, run transportation and finance, run energy, education — run everything.
They want the power to decide who wins and who loses, who’s up and who’s down, what’s true and what’s false, and even who lives and who dies. (Applause.)
In short, all of us here today know that there is nothing less democratic than socialism. Everywhere and anywhere it appears, socialism advances under the banner of progress, but in the end, it delivers only corruption, exploitation, and decay.
With us today is David Smolansky. (Applause.) David was one of the youngest mayors in Venezuelan history when the Maduro regime removed him from office and issued a warrant for his arrest. David fled into Venezuela’s treacherous southern jungle. Eventually, David reached Brazil, where he was welcomed with open arms.
Today, David lives in exile in the United States, where he continues to speak up for the Venezuelan people. Sadly, David is the third generation of his family to flee the agony of socialism and communism. David’s grandparents fled the Soviet Union in 1927, and his father fled communist Cuba in 1970.
As David said, “The difference I want to have from my father and grandfather is to go back to my country.” (Applause.) “My grandparents never went back to Kiev…my father has not been back to Havana. I hope I can [soon] return to Venezuela.” (Applause.) I think that will happen, David.
Thank you very much, David. I think it’ll soon happen. Your courage, David, is an inspiration. And not only David; many of the people in this room. You’ve been through much, but you see it coming to the end. You see it really coming to an end for the first time. For the first time, you’re seeing it — because the United States, a true great nation, is behind you. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!
THE PRESIDENT: And so as the United States stands up for democracy in Venezuela, we reaffirm the solidarity with the long-suffering people of Cuba and Nicaragua and people everywhere living under socialist and communist regimes.
And to those who would try to impose socialism on the United States, we again deliver a very simple message: America will never be a socialist country. (Applause.)
We are born free and we will stay free, now and forever.
(Applause.) We know what freedom can do in Venezuela because we have seen that future right here in Doral.
We know what freedom can do in Cuba because we have seen that future right here in Miami. (Applause.)
We know what freedom can do in Nicaragua because we have seen that future in Sweetwater. (Applause.)
And one day soon, with God’s help, we are going to see what the people will do in Caracas and Managua and Havana. (Applause.)
And when Venezuela is free, and Cuba is free, and Nicaragua is free, this will become the first free hemisphere in all of human history. (Applause.)
It was my great honor to be with you today, and the First Lady’s great honor to be with you today. We are winning. We are winning on every front.
Thank you. God bless you. God bless the people of Venezuela. God bless the people of Cuba. God bless the people of Nicaragua. And God bless the United States of America. (Applause.) Thank you very much.
END
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發文者：NCN 發布時間：2/19/2019 07:01:00 下午
