President-elect Trump picked Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to function ambassador to Panama.
Calling the Miami-Dade County Commissioner a “fierce fighter,” Trump stated that he would advance the “MAGA agenda” to the Central American nation.
“Kevin is a fierce fighter for America First principles. As a Miami-Dade County Commissioner, and Vice Chairman of the International Trade Consortium, he has been instrumental in driving Economic growth, and fostering International partnerships,” Trump wrote within the Wednesday announcement. “In 2020, Kevin did an incredible job as my Florida State Director and, this year, advanced our MAGA Agenda as a Member of the RNC Platform Committee.”
“Few understand Latin American politics as well as Kevin – He will do a FANTASTIC job representing our Nation’s interests in Panama!” he stated.
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The announcement got here after Trump stated that Panama was “a Country that is ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far beyond their wildest dreams.”
In a put up on Reality Social on Wednesday, Trump additionally accused Chinese language troopers of illegally working the canal and “always making certain that the United States puts in Billions of Dollars in ‘repair’ money but will have absolutely nothing to say about ‘anything.’”
President-elect Donald Trump picked Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to function ambassador to Panama. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Pictures)
In a press release on X, Cabrera thanked Trump for the nomination.
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“I’m humbled and honored by your nomination to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Panama,” he wrote. “Let’s get to work!”
Cabrera received his county election two years in the past following an endorsement by Trump.
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He additionally served because the Florida state director for Trump’s 2020 marketing campaign and was a member of the RNC Platform Committee.
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