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 mentioned that he would advance the “MAGA agenda” to the Central American nation.
“Kevin is a fierce fighter for America First rules. As a Miami-Dade County Commissioner, and Vice Chairman of the International Trade Consortium, he has been instrumental in driving Economic progress, and fostering International partnerships,” Trump wrote within the Wednesday announcement. “In 2020, Kevin did an unimaginable job as my Florida State Director and, this 12 months, superior our MAGA Agenda as a Member of the RNC Platform Committee.”
“Few perceive Latin American politics in addition to Kevin – He will do a FANTASTIC job representing our Nation’s pursuits in Panama!” he mentioned.
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Miami-Dade County Commission Kevin Marino Cabrera celebrates at Beat Culture Brewery in Miami after defeating Coral Gables Commissioner Jorge Fors on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service by way of Getty Images)
The announcement got here after Trump mentioned that Panama was “a Country that’s ripping us off on the Panama Canal, far past their wildest goals.”
In a put up on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump additionally accused Chinese troopers of illegally working the canal and “at all times making sure that the United States places in Billions of Dollars in ‘restore’ cash however could have completely nothing to say about ‘something.'”
President-elect Donald Trump picked Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to function ambassador to Panama. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
In an announcement on X, Cabrera thanked Trump for the nomination.
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“I’m humbled and honored by your nomination to function the U.S. Ambassador to Panama,” he wrote. “Let’s get to work!”
President-elect Donald Trump was honored on Tuesday with a avenue renamed after him in Miami-Dade County, Florida. (X/@KMCabreraFL)
Cabrera won 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.
