Top Venezuelan Official Reads Letter On Air Claiming Marco Rubio Is Spearheading a Plot To Topple The Government

Diosdado Cabello, the minister of Justice and Peace in Venezuela's authoritarian government, read on air a letter claiming that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is spearheading an initiative to topple it.

Speaking during his weekly show "Con el Mazo," Cabello read a letter from an alleged viewer who claimed that "Rubio is moving forward with his attempt to organize an Operation Gedeon 2.0," a reference to a failed incursion by a group of former military members to enter into Venezuela.

"He needs to give (Trump) a victory so he supports him as presidential or vice presidential candidate in 2028. In the meantime they even have a department to design false flag operations. They are coming for a war of attrition against our people while they try to seduce our military leaders with villas and castles," reads a passage of the alleged letter.

"Several groups inside and outside Venezuela think they can push for paramilitary actions. What they don't imagine is that they are surrounded," it adds.

Tensions have been rising since U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi raised the reward for information leading to President Nicolas Maduro's arrest to $50 million, saying he "will not escape justice and he will be held accountable for his despicable crimes."

The development came as President Donald Trump reportedly approved the use of military force against organizations designated as terrorist organizations in Latin America. The reported approval came just two weeks after the administration designated the Venezuelan Cartel de los Soles to the list of global terrorist group, claiming Maduro and other high-ranking officials lead the cartel.

Rubio has also hinted at an escalation against Maduro, saying actions could go beyond the hefty reward for information that could lead to his arrest. "They are calling him a dictator because he is. He is the head of a drug-trafficking logistics organization, the Cartel of the Suns, which is basically run by the military," Rubio said.

The official went on to say that "they basically allow drug dealers not just to move drugs through Venezuela, but also to use military facilities." "It's like a drug cartel took control of a national territory. They need to be treated for what it is: a narco-terrorist regime that has empowered itself on Venezuelan territory."

Consequently, Rubio said that "at some point we have to take these people on with more than just rewards."

Maduro, on his end, issued a warning against the Trump administration. Joined by political leaders and army chiefs, Maduro said "don't you dare." "Don't you dare because the answer can be the end of the U.S. empire. Leave alone those who are alone. I am a man of peace," he added.