![U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Maria Elvira Salazar hold a press conference at the Miami International Airport on Monday, April 19, 2021. Both members of Congress went on Spanish-language radio after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots to repeat falsehoods about the 2020 election. Both have since endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 race. U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Maria Elvira Salazar hold a press conference at the Miami International Airport on Monday, April 19, 2021. Both members of Congress went on Spanish-language radio after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots to repeat falsehoods about the 2020 election. Both have since endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 race.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/06/04/47DDYC7PVMAIC2SHMLJPPBUQ44.jpg?w=535)
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U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Maria Elvira Salazar hold a press conference at the Miami International Airport on Monday, April 19, 2021. Both members of Congress went on Spanish-language radio after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots to repeat falsehoods about the 2020 election. Both have since endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 race. South Florida's Latino leadership embraces Donald Trump — even as he undermines their fight against dictatorships in Latin America by embracing Vladimir Putin's dictatorship in Russia, writes WLRN Americas editor Tim Padgett.
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