The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, spoke via video call on Wednesday at an event held in Mar-a-Lago (Florida) —the private residence of Donald Trump— and during her speech, she called for “an end to narco-states.”
In his intervention, he explicitly mentions Cuba alongside Nicaragua and Mexico, claiming that those regimes are implanting "far-left dictators."
In that video recording, Ayuso stated that she hopes “soon Cuba, Nicaragua, and other countries like Mexico—just like what has happened with Argentina—will break those same chains and regain their freedom,” and she linked that message to her call to put an end to “narco-states.”
The event was a high-cost gala held at Mar-a-Lago: tickets ranged from 15,000 to 50,000 euros, in a gathering described as geared towards elites, featuring figures associated with the MAGA environment.
In addition to the message about "narco-states," Ayuso made two gestures presented as a connection to the MAGA universe: she confronted Mexico and announced the granting to the United States of an honorary medal from the Community of Madrid, a distinction that —according to the same text— had already been awarded to Javier Milei in 2024.
Ayuso's statements come at a time when tourism in Cuba is facing a particularly fragile situation due to the energy and fuel crisis, which has direct impacts on transportation and connectivity.
Her statements add to others that arose following Maduro's capture on January 3. In that context, the events were described as "one of the most important pieces of news in recent times."
"Maduro is a dictator who has kidnapped the ballot boxes and his people: murders, torture, famine, and the exodus of millions of Venezuelans," wrote Ayuso. "The fall of the regime and the return of democracy to Venezuela with the Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado is one of the most important news stories of recent times," he added.
With those statements, the president of Madrid went further than the leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who only expressed his support for the "democratic transition" in the Caribbean country.
Ayuso highlighted Machado as a key figure in the new political phase. His message adds to the numerous international reactions triggered by the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, in which the U.S. army reportedly captured Maduro and the First Lady, Cilia Flores.
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