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President Trump introduced Friday that he intends to difficulty a “full and full pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, whereas concurrently reaffirming his help for presidential candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura simply days earlier than Hondurans head to the polls.
In a publish on Fact Social, Trump mentioned Hernández — who was sentenced in New York final yr to 45 years in jail for conspiring with drug traffickers to maneuver over 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S. — had been “handled very harshly and unfairly.”
“I will probably be granting a Full and Full Pardon to Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez who has been, in accordance with many individuals that I enormously respect, handled very harshly and unfairly,” Trump mentioned. “This can’t be allowed to occur, particularly now, after Tito Asfura wins the Election, when Honduras will probably be on its method to Nice Political and Monetary Success.”
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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from proper, is taken in handcuffs to a ready plane as he’s extradited to the U.S., at an Air Power base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. (AP Photograph/Elmer Martinez)
Hernández was convicted in March 2024 on costs of conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. and two associated weapons offenses following a two-week trial, in accordance with the Related Press.
Trump additionally doubled down on his backing of Asfura — the Nationwide Get together candidate and former mayor of Tegucigalpa — saying the U.S. could be “very supportive” if he wins as a result of Washington has “a lot confidence in him, his insurance policies and what he’ll do for the good folks of Honduras.”
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Honduran presidential candidate Nasry Asfura, of the Nationwide Get together (PN), addresses supporters throughout his closing marketing campaign rally forward of the November 30 normal election, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, November 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Leonel Estrada)
In a separate Fact Social publish earlier Friday, Trump mentioned he and Asfura “can work collectively to combat the narcocommunists and convey wanted help to the folks of Honduras.”
He additionally sharply criticized Asfura’s rivals, together with ruling celebration candidate Rixi Moncada and TV host Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Get together.
“His chief opponent is Rixi Moncada, who says Fidel Castro is her idol,” Trump mentioned. “Usually, the good folks of Honduras, would reject her, and elect Tito Asfura, however the Communists are attempting to trick the folks by operating a 3rd Candidate, Salvador Nasralla”
Trump added, “Nasralla is not any good friend of Freedom. A borderline Communist, he helped Xiomara Castro by operating as her Vice President. He gained, and helped Castro win. Then he resigned, and is now pretending to be an anti-Communist just for the needs of splitting Asfura’s vote. The folks of Honduras should not be tricked once more.”
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after talking to troops by way of video from his Mar-a-Lago property on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Palm Seaside, Fla. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)
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Hondurans vote Sunday, with polls exhibiting Asfura nearly tied with Moncada and Nasralla, in accordance with Reuters.
The winner will govern from 2026 to 2030.
The Central American nation has been led since 2022 by President Xiomara Castro, the nation’s first feminine president, in accordance with AP.
