However, Trump explained that he could not work with Asfura’s opponent, the left-wing Rixi Moncada, and the “communists”. The third presidential candidate, the right-wing Salvador Nasralla, is “not a trustworthy ally for freedom.” The US president wrote that he was only pretending to be an “anti-communist” in order to get Asfura’s votes.
The 67-year-old Asfura thanked Trump for his support. “We stand firmly in defense of our democracy, our freedom and the values that make our country great,” said the former mayor of the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa in online services.
At the same time, Trump warned about the alleged influence of Venezuela’s left-wing nationalist President Nicolás Maduro on the elections in Honduras. “Will Maduro and his narco-terrorists take over another country like they did in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela?” he wrote on Truth Social.
The situation between Venezuela and the USA has been tense for months. Washington accuses Caracas of controlling drug gangs and using them specifically against the USA, thereby endangering the security of the USA and its citizens. In recent weeks, the US government has sent several warships and fighter jets to the Caribbean – according to its own statements, to combat drug trafficking.
Since September, US forces have repeatedly attacked boats belonging to alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific. According to US information, more than 80 people have been killed and more than 20 ships sunk. Maduro, on the other hand, suspects US plans to overthrow him.
