Rick Scott prays for Venezuela at Western Wall

By John Gage

Published August 22, 2019 8:55pm ET

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Sen. Rick Scott said that he prayed for regime change in Venezuela during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

“Today, I visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem to pray for an end to Nicolás Maduro’s evil regime and genocide in #Venezuela,” the Florida Republican said Wednesday on Twitter. The Western Wall, which remains the last physical remnant of the Temple, is considered the holiest place in Judaism.

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