Puerto Rico Governor Asks Trump for Help After Venezuela’s Maduro Issues Threat

The governor accused the Venezuelan leader of running a ‘narco-regime’ and calling ‘for an invasion of Puerto Rico.’

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a press conference after casting his vote during the presidential elections at Escuela Ecológica Bolivariana Simón Rodríguez in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, Venezuela, on July 28, 2024. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images

The governor of Puerto Rico has asked President-elect Donald Trump for assistance following threats made by Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

In a letter to Trump posted on social media platform X on Jan. 13, Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón said Maduro’s statement that Latin American troops could invade Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth, “is an open threat” to the United States, to its national security, and to stability in the region.