The left targets Rubio over Venezuela scandal but patriots see through the smear campaign

Marco Rubio found himself in court, forced to answer for the actions of someone he barely controlled. The left might try to smear the name of anyone on the right who happens to know someone who’s accused of wrongdoing, but real patriots see through this tired game. Here’s what happened: prosecutors are pointing fingers at ex-Congressman David Rivera, claiming he lobbied for Venezuela’s corrupt Maduro regime. But when Rubio—now serving as Secretary of State—was asked about it, he said he had no idea his old friend had anything to do with it.

Anyone with common sense knows that a few meetings between colleagues don’t turn one person into an accomplice to another’s misdeeds. The swamp creatures in power would love for Americans to believe otherwise—but that’s the same old guilt-by-association playbook used every time a conservative dares to shake things up. Not once during their discussions about policy toward Venezuela did Rubio get a hint that Rivera might be working overtime for a socialist thug.

Here’s the truth liberals avoid: While Venezuelans are starving and fleeing socialism, the American left is busy accusing Republicans of collusion—while conveniently ignoring their own globalist backers who defend socialism every day from their news desks and lecture halls. Who really benefits when America gets distracted by fake scandals? Not the people. Not our allies. But the elites who want to see the United States fail on the world stage.

Let’s not forget what’s actually at stake here. The Maduro regime has destroyed a once-prosperous nation. When Americans fight to stand up to that crooked government, liberals try to drag down one of our own on nothing but rumors and guilt by association. Instead of helping, they play political games. That is how socialist apologists operate: distract, deflect, and deny.

Rubio made it clear—he didn’t know about Rivera’s alleged side deals. You can almost hear the left’s collective groan that yet another gotcha scheme has fizzled out. Isn’t it time we focused on the real enemies of freedom? Or are leftists too busy spinning fables to notice the damage they’re causing here at home?

Source: Washington Times