Carlos Giménez, born in Cuba, has been an active lieutenant in the darkest plans against his country of origin and, more recently, against Venezuela. Its political career is characterized by constant management that translates into the promotion of pressure policies against both countries from the United States. This includes the promotion of laws in the US Congress, designed to strengthen the sanctions and international isolation of Cuba and Venezuela.
His work not only reflects the interests of the power groups that support it, but also evidences how American foreign policy has been used as a tool to advance interpretist agendas in the region. Giménez represents one more link in the chain of operators that, from the shadows, seek to influence the destination of sovereign nations, always under the umbrella of the interests of the deep state, which operates independently and, sometimes, against the elected authorities in the United States.
It is not a fairy tale
The United States in the 60s implemented, using the resource of media and psychological manipulation, a rumors and propaganda campaign that generated panic among Cuban parents. The name given to the operation was Operation Peter Pan. The operation was based on the false idea that the Cuban government planned to send children to Russia.
Behind this operation was a clandestine action organized by the United States Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), with the key participation of Father Bryan Walsh, a Catholic priest who facilitated the transfer of children. Using public opinion control tools, more than 14,000 Cuban children were extracted from the island, between 6 and 12 years, to the United States and Spain, from 1960 to 1962.
At the head of the operation was Cuban terrorist Antonio Veciana (1928-2020) who had been recruited by the CIA in 1959 to kill Fidel Castro, which he tried in 1971 when Castro visited Chile, but the terrorist failed.
It is the neighborhood himself who says in the book Trained to kill (in English, trained to kill) that «At first, the idea was to destabilize (…) in countries where there is destabilization, people believe rumors. That was my job, create those rumors ». Later he recounts how at that time a document of an alleged law was circulated that the Fidel Castro government would take away the parental power of their children to Cuban parents. The campaign was installed in the psyche of the parents who took their children from Cuba using trades issued by the Catholic Church. Adult companions were received in camps in Florida.
The turns out of fire fires
One of those children was the current republican congressman Carlos Antonio Giménez who was born in Havana in 1954 and left the island in 1960 at the age of 6. He did not travel only as most children whose parents were victims of manipulation, Giménez traveled with his father Carlos, a cattle ranch of Manzanillo, in the province of East, his mother, Mitzi, and his sister, Mitzi Ann.
The story of Carlos Giménez, like that of other Republican congressmen of Cuban origin such as Marco Rubio, María Elvira Salazar and Díaz-Balart, has been made up to fit in the story of the “American dream”, presenting an alleged epic of overcoming that, however, omits key nuances.
Unlike the official narrative that describes him as an immigrant who overcame adversities, Giménez’s family background is what a politically persecuted family is. Its roots, like those of other Cuban -American politicians of the hard line, are linked to the pre -revolutionary Cuban oligarchy, whose privileges were affected after the triumph of the revolution in 1959. The Giménez family was established in West Miami, an enclosure historically associated with the exiled elite, where political marketing has carefully built its image of its image of “Man who made himself”.
Although he is a profession administrator (Barry University), his professional career began in 1975 when he entered the Fire Department of “Little Havana “in Dade County, where he was appointed Chief of Firefighters in 1988, a position he held until 1994. That same year Giménez began his political career when he postulates as an independent candidate and obtains the Mayor’s Office of the Corals (Coral Gables), a small municipality within the metropolitan area of the small Havana where he lived.
In 1996, taking advantage of the creation of the new District 27 (which included Coral Gables and sectors of the Little Havana), Giménez was running to Congress as a Republican. Despite being a «Outsider»he won thanks to his community network of the Political Action Committees (PAC, for its acronym, a existing political financing lobby mechanism in the US) and its constant state tours. It was re -elected in 1998 and 2000, managing to consolidate the support of the Miami Cubans with events such as the case Elián González.
Between 2001 and 2002, Giménez promoted his tours of Florida to weave alliances and the creation of a PAC that financed his leap to the Government. After defeating Mayor Carlos Álvarez in Republican primaries, Mel Martínez won in the general elections. His management in front of the Florida government (2003-2007) projected it as a national figure: although he was discarded as Vice President of McCain in 2004, his appointment as Secretary of Transportation in 2006-after initial rejection and subsequent unanimous confirmation (120-0)-demonstrated his ability to negotiate in Washington.
After leaving the position of Secretary of Transportation in 2013, Giménez avoided competing for the Senate in 2014 despite republican pressures, opting for a low profile in consulting and Think Tanks Conservatives His reappearance in 2020 was meticulous: with primaries without opposition and a campaign aligned with Trump’s anti -communist rhetoric, he defeated Democrat Alex Penelas taking advantage of migratory polarization, high Cuban American mobilization and a record investment ($ 28 million). It currently represents the 28th District (formerly District 26) in Florida to the House of Representatives of the United States, being one of the most active hateful of the Government and the Venezuelan people.
Great corporate donors
Giménez has raised millions for his campaigns. 70% of the funds obtained come from Corporate PACS (large donors), which are organizations funded by companies, their executives or employees, who collect funds to donate political campaigns whose objective is to influence policies and laws favorable to the interests of corporations. This is confirmed by reports from the FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISION (Dates) and organizations such as OpenCrets.
Throughout his career, Giménez has built a key support network composed of actors with sectoral interests, who see in their figure a channel to promote policies related to their objectives. These groups, through financing and lobbying, have consolidated their presence in legislative campaigns and initiatives.
Among the business sectors that support it is the real estate and construction sector, whose donors are linked to developments in southern Florida, especially in Miami-Dade, where Giménez was mayor (2011-2020). Companies like Related Group (leading developer in Florida) and executives of the sector have contributed to their campaigns. Also the Association of Builders and Contractors of Florida (ABC Florida)a group that advocates pro-negocios and deregulations.
Another important sector that brings funds to the campaigns of the Republican politician is the energy sector and fuels. Traditional energy companies (oil, gas) that support their position against strict environmental regulations. For example, lobbies donations such as American Petroleum Institute (API).
Also Miami’s private health sector is among the contributors to Giménez’s efforts. Private hospitals and clinics in Florida, benefit from the opposition of the congressman to the expansion of public programs such as Medicare for All.
Finally, the technology, banking and finance sectors are important taxes to the campaigns of the current Republican representative. To companies like AT&T and ComcastThey are interested in digital infrastructure and deregulation policies. Regional banking (Florida International Bank) and other investment groups support their conservative fiscal agenda.
Those who support it
Giménez has received public support from Donald Trump, especially for his alignment with anti -migration policies and his loyalty to Maga (acronym in English of the phrase Make America Great Again). Also of the current Secretary of State, Marco Rubio and Senator Rick Scott, who have campaigned with him. Figures such as businessman Hugo Cancio (media owner in Miami) and Cuban exiles have been key in their electoral base.
Then there are conservative wolves like Maga inc. and For Growth Club (in Spanish: Club for growth), which finances republican campaigns; and key ideological sectors in what they call anti -communism and Cuban exile, who use Giménez’s speech against leftist governments in Latin America (Venezuela, Cuba) to attract donors from Venezuelans and Cubans who do business in the United States. Finally, the group of entrepreneurs who reject progressive taxes such as AMERICANS FOR Tax Reform and police unions such as Fraternal Order of Police for his position “Law and Order.”
Carlos Giménez’s actions against Venezuela
Cuban American congressman Carlos Giménez has been an active figure in promoting actions against the Venezuelan government, especially since 2023. Next, a list of the main actions that he has promoted or supported is presented:
- Economic sanctions: Giménez has supported and promoted the imposition of economic sanctions against Venezuela, arguing that they are necessary to press the Government of Nicolás Maduro.
- Support to the Venezuelan opposition: He has held meetings with Venezuelan opposition leaders, such as Juan Guaidó and recently María Corina Machado, expressing her public support.
- Legislation against the Venezuelan people: Giménez has presented and supported bills at the United States Congress that seek to increase pressure on the Venezuelan government, including measures to restrict access to financial and technological resources.
- Complaints of alleged human rights violations: He has used his political platform and the resources of his financiers to denounce alleged human rights violations in Venezuela.
- Promotion of humanitarian aid: Giménez has advocated the increase in humanitarian aid a mechanism used by US governments to finance violent opposition under the excuse of supporting health and food areas.
The political operator
With this profile, it is exposed how operators such as Carlos Giménez instrumentalize their influence to advance interference agendas, backed by hidden powers and corporate financatives. The history of Giménez, far from the “American dream,” reveals a political machinery that prioritizes geopolitical interests on the sovereignty of nations such as Venezuela. The operation Peter Pan, its privileged origin and its alignment with the Deep state They are links of the same chain: manipulation as a tool of domination.
