President Donald Trump has limited the harm State Department (DOS) traitors can cause when he and his White House team involve themselves in foreign policy. The early removal of Joe Biden holdovers Ambassador Tobin Bradley and Deputy Chief of Mission Patrick Ventrell from the embassy in Guatemala implied a change in policy.
However, for Guatemala to align with Trump’s National Security Strategy, his White House team must work with Chargé d’Affaires John Barrett to override DOS traitors who are still active. Barrett’s lack of engagement with Attorney General Consuelo Porras—critical for Trump’s agenda—shows that DOS traitors are still undermining Trump in Guatemala.
The Biden regime demonized and attacked Porras because her adherence to the law threatened its criminal agenda. Removing Bradley and Ventrell makes no sense if their agenda continues.
Secretaries of State and Homeland Security Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem both visited Guatemala without meeting Porras. Attorney General Pam Bondi similarly has not engaged with Porras despite the latter’s strong record of extraditions and pursuit of transnational criminals.
DOS traitors have continued to demonize Porras into Trump’s second term to hide their crimes and continue the Soles Cartel agenda. Attacks on Porras have been trending on social media since Barrett’s arrival. The traitors know their agenda is finished if Trump and his team learn the truth from Porras.
DOS sanctioned Porras in September 2021 for dismissing prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval two months earlier. Porras said Sandoval had withheld a case from her for two years. The Homeland Security Department (DHS) had referred the case—involving laundering of USAID money—to Porras’s office on August 2, 2019. Ten months after replacing Sandoval, his successor had obtained 14 arrest warrants in the case, including for Sandoval.
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote to Sandoval in May 2022 praising his “dedication to fighting corruption,” adding by hand “With appreciation for your leadership.” DOS was an accomplice to laundering USAID money and obstructing a DHS investigation.
The Biden regime praised Guatemalan law enforcement for unprecedented cooperation regarding extraditions, which only the attorney general can give. Trump’s officials have shunned Porras and not canceled the illegal Biden sanctions against her. A corrupt attorney general would have conditioned or denied extraditions; Porras has continued them unconditionally under Biden and Trump because she upholds the law.
Trump’s National Security Strategy calls for Western Hemisphere partners to “control migration, stop drug flows, and strengthen stability … even beyond their borders.” Porras contributes to that, but Trump’s team shuns her while supporting Arévalo. He is producing the opposite and aligning with the Puebla Group and the Soles Cartel.
Barrett said “We support Arévalo’s government.” Arévalo’s cronies portray this as applying to what Arévalo has done and will do. Barrett’s statement was normal formality for an arriving interim head of mission. It does not indicate that he or the Trump administration support transnational crime or an illegal takeover of Guatemala’s institutions for an anti-US agenda.
Barrett later expressed his rejection of criminal contamination of the critical appointment processes during the next three months. Although he cannot say it, Barrett must be aware that Bradley and Ventrell committed crimes trying to fix those processes to complete the Biden agenda.
Arévalo’s cronies say that Nery Ramos appearing at a Barrett-hosted event is an example of Barrett’s support for Arévalo. Ramos is one of DOS’s criminal agents and the first vice president of Guatemala’s Congress.
Guatemalans are interpreting Barrett’s words and appearances beyond anything explicitly stated. His actions, with time, will reveal whether US policy toward Guatemala has changed or not. Just not being Ventrell will help, but Trump’s agenda will miss an opportunity if Barrett fails to act effectively.
Porras was DOS’s greatest obstacle to its imposition of Arévalo. She investigated and demonstrated that the 2023 election and Arévalo’s Semilla party’s registration were fraudulent. DOS and the Biden regime engaged in information warfare and violence to discredit Porras as corrupt.
The real record is the opposite: Porras has courageously stood up against the criminal Biden regime. Trump has been similarly demonized for attempting to save his country, so he should relate to Porras.
The DOS traitors who kept Bradley and Ventrell in Guatemala for one year under Trump are desperate to keep Trump and his team from engaging with Porras. Trump has promised to hold traitors in our government accountable, and Porras has the information to help.
Porras’s term ends on May 17. If he can, Arévalo will appoint a political hack—a Merrick Garland or Eric Holder type. Trump’s team needs to immediately engage with Porras to obtain her information before an Arévalo appointee can destroy it. Trump’s White House team must have Barrett report to them and insist that he engage with Porras. Not doing so will tell Guatemalans that the Biden agenda continues instead of the America-first agenda Barrett has said he represents.
This article first appeared in BizPac Review.
