Husband l Father l Grandfather l Retired Intelligence Officer l Ex Army/NSC/DHS I Professor l CEO l Diplomat I Civil Servant l Media Commentator l Businessman
Anti-tank missiles now appear to be part of every
@Ukraine
soldiers’ pack. These
#Javelin
and
#NLAW
systems are devastatingly accurate & lethal.
@NATO
& US need to keep ‘em coming. Putin miscalculated the tenacity of the Ukrainian people & their will to fight.
@ArmedForcesUkr
Excellent and very productive meeting with El Salvador’s Ambassador,
@MilenaMayorga
. Having lived in El Salvador, we discussed investment priorities, President
@Nayibbukele
‘s strategic vision as well as the new national crypto currency. A strong advocate from an important ally
#Venezuelan
people should be rightfully outraged.
In the worst election fraud crisis in modern history,
#Vatican
Nuncio presents his diplomatic credentials to narco-dictator Maduro.
Impeccable timing. Voters want this murderer gone but is instead legitimized by Rome. So wrong.
Honored that Mayor
@FrancisSuarez
nominated and the
@CityofMiami
Board of City Commissioners ratified me as City Manager today. It is a privilege to work with you for a better future for all the residents of our city.
“This is like the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’ We won’t ask you where you’ve been during your inadmissible period, and you don’t tell us. It’s sheer craziness,” said Emilio Gonzalez, who ran USCIS during the Bush administration.
Honored that Mayor
@FrancisSuarez
has nominated me to be the next City Manager
@CityofMiami
. Looking forward to working closely with him and our City Commissioners for a better Miami.
Our
@CityofMiamiFire
& South Florida Task Force 2 are doing an incredible job saving lives in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Florence.
@CityofMiami
is immensely appreciative of your skills & professionalism. You make us proud. Thank you!
#SafeCity
#ServiceCity
600k migrants have been released by DHS into the U.S. without being charged and processed.
Add 1.2 million confirmed got-aways since the
#Biden
Administration took office.
1.8 million unprocessed random migrants, the population of
#WestVirginia
,in the U.S.
#BidenBorderCrisis
Honored to take the Oath of Office as City Manager
@CityofMiami
this morning. Thank you
@MiamiClerk
Todd Hannon. Working for all the residents of the Magic City.
Honored to attend a private screening of Tour de Force
#CabriniMovie
Story of an immigrant nun who cared for
#Italian
immigrant orphans in NYC.
Canonized by the Catholic Church, she’s the Patron Saint of Immigrants
Great to see exec producer and my great friend
@EVerastegui
Proud to announce Assistant Chief Jorge Colina as
@CityofMiami
new Chief of Police. A distinguished police professional committed to public service and public safety.
Today three
@USArmy
heroes received the Medal of Honor, our Nation’s highest recognition for valor, for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty. Ordinary men doing extraordinary things, America is blessed to have soldiers of this caliber.
@MohMuseum
@CMOH_Society
Congratulations to
@CityofMiami
new Director of Innovation and Technology Mike
@Sarasti
and Deputy Director of Communications Stephanie
@severinotv
. Thank you for serving the Magic City!
Mayor
@FrancisSuarez
gives his first State of the
@CityofMiami
Address. Honored to be part of his team to make Miami the best city in America for all of our residents.
Brigadier General Manuel Lastres Pacheco has died according to Cuban state media. He makes the fourth General in the Cuban Armed Forces to die within ten days.
Very dangerous to be a General in
#SOSCuba
these days.
#FreedomForCuba
Congratulations to
@CityofMiami
Assistant City Manager/CFO Sandra Bridgeman &
@MiamiPD
Assistant Chief Cherise Gause for your recognition among Miami’s Most Influential & Powerful Black Professionals of 2020. Well done & richly deserved! Thank you for your service to our City.
“Once Title 42 goes away, it just means we’re going to be releasing even more people into the United States which, of course, just encourages more people to come,” Brandon Judd, the President of the national Border Patrol Union told The Post on Thursday”.
It’s amazing what you’ll find walking through downtown
@CityofMiami
. A collection of small ethnic restaurants tucked in between SE 1st and SE 2nd Avenue livens up the neighborhood.
Thank you Chief
@Jcolina67
for 31 distinguished years of service
@CityofMiami
. You made our families safer, our city better &
@MiamiPD
a more professional & internationally recognized force. Special thanks to
@scolina64
for always supporting our Chief & MPD. Godspeed my friend.
Brigadier General Armando Choy Rodriguez has died. One of three Cuban-Chinese generals in the Cuban Army. A veteran of overseas military wars, Choy was a veteran of Castro’s guerrilla army. The 5th general to die in the past 10 days. Rough time to be a general in
#SOSCuba
There appear to be cracks in dictator
#Maduro
’s police and military.
#Venezuelan
soldiers are refusing to fire on their own people and are joining pro democracy protesters.
Don’t stop now.
“Sic Semper Tyrannis”
#VenezuelaLibre
#SOSVenezuela
.
@Pontifex
visited Cuba and met with dictator Fidel Castro as a sign of “respect and consideration”. Castro’s communist thugs are now beating & killing civilians, including priests. Looking for
@HolySeePress
statement on respect and consideration for Cuban protesters.
#SOSCuba
Happy to welcome two new members of the
@CityofMiami
Senior Leadership team. Joseph Napoli is the Magic City’s Deputy City Manager. Also, Sandra Bridgeman is our new Assistant City Manager & Chief Financial Officer. We are building a first-class team for our global city.
She is a traitor to her country and should never have been released. Spied for Communist Cuba for 17 years for ideological reasons. Her actions cost many lives and hurt US nat’l security.
Ana Montes, "one of the most damaging spies," released from prison
Less than 10% of asylum claims are approved by Immigration Judges. The vast majority of illegal border crossers are in fact economic migrants. Denied claims clog up the queue for legitimate asylum seekers and diverts important law enforcement resources. Chaos.
#BidenBorderCrisis
.
@JoeBiden
cancels US energy independence then looks to dictators to increase oil production. He reaches out to the Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro who then gifts
#Iran
2.5 million acres for “agricultural production”.
Our friends don’t respect us, our adversaries don’t fear us
Communism has brought Cuba only abject poverty, total misery and shear hopelessness. But the Cuban people have had enough and demand freedom. The world needs to stand with the Cuban people and not it’s morally bankrupt and repressive communists. Freedom for Cuba
#SosCuba
#BastaYa
Congratulations to
@AAguilarMPD
for your promotion to
@MiamiPD
Assistant Chief! A well-deserved professional advancement to one of our
#MagicCity
‘s very best. Thank you for your leadership and continuing service keeping
@CityofMiami
safe.
People of
@Ukraine
should be offered Temporary Protected Status - TPS. Under TPS, foreign nationals in the US from countries with unsafe conditions are allowed to stay and work in the US. This is a no-brainer given Putin’s assault on Ukrainian democracy.
@USCIS
@DHSgov
@POTUS
160 suspected terrorists caught
61k Special Interest
Aliens allowed
1.5 million illegal migrant got-aways
7 million illegal migrants
Securing our homeland means securing our northern, southern and Caribbean borders.
#BidenBorderCrisis
and
#BidenExpress
endangers US all.
Confusing
@TSA
Security Directive.
Airline passengers will require prof of vaccination to enter the U.S. until Jan 8, 2023.
Yet ilegal migrants continue to enter through our southern border unabated and unhindered. Vaccination status - unknown.
What’s up?
#BidenBorderCrisis
#Venezuela
dictator Maduro breaks relations with Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama & Dominican Republic for calling out fraud.
Hundreds of thousands in the streets demanding Maduro’s ouster.
This will end in a people’s victory for democracy or a bloodbath by Maduro
Saddened to learn of the tragic death of my friend &
@iflymia
colleague Kirk Munguia (r). Kirk drowned at Miami Beach yesterday while attempting to save his daughter. A loving husband, father, loyal friend & man of God, Kirk always had a kind thought to share. RIP my friend.
#Mexican
President (and friend of dictators) Lopez Obrador threatens Republican Party leaders who talk about going after the cartels.
More interested in fighting US politicians than gangs that control vast parts of Mexico.
Our friends don’t respect us
Our enemies don’t fear us
Great news for
@CityofMiami
residents.
@MoodysInvSvc
has upgraded our primary bond rating from A1 to Aa2. This upgrade is based on the City’s improved financial position, average debt burden and large, strong and diversified economy.
Our heartfelt thanks to all
@CityofMiami
employees as we celebrate
#LaborDay
. Your hard work, dedication, energy and professionalism each and every day is what makes our Magic City a very special place to live and work.
“Where [Secretary] Mr. Mayorkas claims a secure border, Border Patrol agents have described a boundary out of control, with agents pulled from the front lines to spend time processing the record levels of migrants that are coming.”
#BidenBorderCrisis
Wonderful time today at the 3rd Annual Shenandoah Day celebration at Shenandoah Park. Great crowd, beautiful weather. Thank you Commissioner Manolo Reyes and
@miamiparks
for another successful event.
@Manolo4Miami
@FrancisSuarez
Wishing all of our
@CityofMiami
professionals, residents & visitors a Happy
#4thofJuly
. As we celebrate our Nation’s 242nd birthday throughout the Magic City, let us also remember the courageous men & women in uniform defending our freedoms around the world each and every day.
A personal honor to meet
@FelixLlerenaCUB
, a young man expelled from a university in Cuba for expressing democratic political views. Mayor
@FrancisSuarez
and I spoke with
@MDCollege
President
@EduardoJPadron
who offered to help Felix continue his education.
Speechless.
@TSA
allowing representatives of State Sponsor of Terrorism communist
#Cuba
into
@iflymia
and secure areas is beyond unacceptable.
TSA heads should roll. No common sense and lack of security awareness. Who’s visiting next? North Koreans?
Just when you thought
#BidenBorderCrisis
couldn’t get any worse-
Once Title 42 disappears, a sea of humanity will descend on our southern border. Border Patrol will need to man ports of entry to process frivolous asylum claims. Rest of border becomes a fentanyl highway.
@BPUnion
Thankful that 20 democratic countries support freedom for the people of
#SOSCuba
. Only 5 of them are in Latin America. Others quietly support repression. A free
#Cuba
will remember.
20 countries and U.S. condemn mass arrests in Cuba following protests
Nothing like sharing a Chinese dinner with another Emilio. Really enjoyed spending time with my brother
@EmilioEstefanJr
. The very best of our community, we are proud of his and
@GloriaEstefan
‘s many personal and professional accomplishments.
Greatly enjoyed meeting with new
@MiamiDadeBCC
Commissioner Eileen
@eyesonmyworld
. Brought her up to speed on many important
@CityofMiami
issues including transportation, homelessness and housing. Looking forward to working together on these and other important projects .
Enjoyed having another working lunch with
@MiamiMayor
. Discussed our many and ongoing
@CityofMiami
initiatives at the iconic
@VersaillesMiami
, one of our favorite restaurants.
#MagicCity
is getting better every day and continues to lead the way
A great honor that HM King Felipe VI of Spain awarded me the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic. Thank you Ambassador Pedro Morenes for presiding & Consul General Cándido Creis for hosting the ceremony.
@SpainInTheUSA
@SpainMFA
@CasaReal
Ortega dictatorship continues attacks on
#Nicaragua
Catholic Church. One Bishop has gone into exile fearing for his life. Missionaries of Charity were expelled, churches attacked, a bishop and religious arrested, and Catholic radio and TV stations confiscated.
@pontifex
@USCCB
Iranian dictator Ibrahim
#Raisi
, the Butcher of Tehran responsible for tens of thousands of deaths, and his Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian are confirmed dead in a helicopter crash.
Today the world is a safer and better place.
New
@CityofMiami
Task Force will hold landlords of derelict apartment buildings accountable where tenants are living in squalor. Inspectors from
@MiamiPD
@CityofMiamiFire
, Code Compliance & Building departments will conduct unscheduled visits & enforce violations.
#SafeCity
Today the
#MagicCity
was recognized by
@govtechnews
with the first place Digital Cities Award. A very special thanks to
@Sarasti
and the Innovation and Technology Department for the hard work that garnered us this impressive national honor. A great day for
@CityofMiami
!
Enjoyed spending time with my good friend Senator
@JohnCornyn
from Texas. Got caught up on family, national and international issues, especially immigration and border security matters. Fighting for Texas and American families remain his priorities. Thank you for all you do.
My high honor along with
@MiamiMayor
to recognize the leadership of President
@EduardoJPadron
with
@CityofMiami
grant for completion scholarships for
@MDCollege
. Dr. Padron leaves an unsurpassed legacy in the
#MagicCity
after serving our community for 50 years. Godspeed my friend
As anticipated,
#Finland
and
#Sweden
are formally applying for
@NATO
membership. A significant increase in military personnel, resources and technology for the Alliance.
#Putin
has done more to grow & enhance
@NATO
than could ever have been imagined.
@POTUS
must strongly support
Our Hispanic communities are diverse & strengthen our Nation’s social fabric. Yet the best that
@Democrats
can do is have
@DrBiden
compare us to tacos and
@SpeakerPelosi
limit our worth to picking crops in Florida. No wonder Democrats worry about the Hispanic vote. Shameful.
Since the Oct 1 start of Fiscal Year, 135k illegal migrants (the population of New Haven, CT) have been reported as got-aways. Illegal migrants go to ports of entry to claim frivolous asylum. Got-aways avoid processing and a free pass into the U.S. Wonder why?
#BidenBorderCrisis
The
@CityofMiami
celebrates the 55th Annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival. Clear blue sky, fantastic exhibits and thousands of visitors to one of the most vibrant areas of the Magic City.
@CGArtsFestival
Happy to get back to Liberty Square to visit with our
@MiamiPD
professionals. Through Operation Blue & Brown,
@CityofMiami
is committed to the security and safety of all of our residents in Liberty City.
Communist
#China
cancels $10B of
#Cuba
’s foreign debt, donates $100M to offset communist inefficiencies and corruption.
Cuba grants
#CCP
spy bases to gather intelligence on the US.
And some still want to normalize relations, extend Cuba credits and trade benefits
#SOSCuba
@WSJ
Honored to speak with & welcome
@MilenaMayorga
, El Salvador’s new Ambassador to the US. Discussed US-Latin America issues as well as important bilateral matters to consider. Also enjoyed reminiscing about El Salvador, where I once lived and have very fond memories.
@EESAenEEUU
#Biden
border visit:
1. Visit with NGOs
2. Photo op with Border Patrol/CBP
3. El Paso turned into Potemkin Village devoid of any migrants
4. Policies addressing efficiencies/expenditures to process migrants not stopping deluge of migrants.
Nothing changes.
#BidenBorderCrisis