Editing Diosdado Cabello (section)

=== Assassination plot targeting Marco Rubio ===
In mid-July 2017, reporters in Washington, D.C. observed an increased security presence surrounding [[United States Senator]] [[Marco Rubio]]. On 13 August 2017, ''[[The Miami Herald]]'' reported that a US [[Department of Homeland Security]] memo alleged that Cabello may have initiated an assassination plot targeting Rubio, and may have contacted "unspecified Mexican nationals" to discuss killing Rubio. Cabello is a strong critic of Rubio, whom he dubbed "Narco Rubio". Rubio, who is a critic of the Venezuelan government, has led an effort in the United States government to take action against officials of the Latin American government, often singling out Cabello. The Department of Homeland Security could not verify the details involved in the threat, but took it seriously enough to contact multiple law enforcement agencies about the incident and Rubio's security detail had increased in size.<ref name="MHassCABELLO">{{cite news|last1=Mazzei|first1=Patricia|title=Powerful Venezuelan lawmaker may have issued death order against Rubio|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article166981822.html|access-date=13 August 2017|work=[[The Miami Herald]]|date=13 August 2017|language=en}}</ref>