Goya Foods CEO Robert Unanue has launched a scathing attack on the Harris-Biden administration, accusing them of being "complicit" in child and human trafficking due to their inability to secure the southern border.
Unanue's allegations came on the heels of his criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris' shift in focus towards "price controls" for groceries and other goods.
In an interview on WABC's "The Cats Roundtable," as reported by The New York Post, Unanue challenged the administration, saying, "How about the United States instead of being the complicit middlemen in child trafficking, human trafficking and drugs why don't they put a lid on that and control our borders."
Unanue, who has been at the helm of the New Jersey-based Latino food giant Goya since 2004, shared his recent meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. He praised Bukele's stringent measures against gang members, which resulted in the incarceration of thousands of criminals who had been terrorizing the country's citizens. However, Unanue expressed concern over the infiltration of El Salvador's notorious MS-13 gang members into the U.S., causing fear among residents, including Salvadoran migrants.
"The horses are already out of the barn. And those gang members and those gang members from Venezuela and other countries are in our country ravaging suburban neighborhoods, scaring people," Unanue warned. He further revealed that some Salvadorans who had sought refuge in the U.S. are now considering returning home due to safety concerns and harassment by MS-13 thugs. "Of course, El Salvador is not an economic paradise," he added.
Unanue, a vocal supporter of former President Trump and a speaker at the Republican National Convention in July, has been a controversial figure. His praise of Trump during a White House event in 2020, where he stated, "We're all truly blessed to have a leader like President Trump," sparked a boycott of Goya Foods. The company's board censured Unanue in 2021 following his questioning of the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, restricting him from making public statements without the board's approval.
Despite this, Unanue is set to release a book titled, "Blessed, Donald J. Trump and the Spiritual War: How the Battle for the Soul of this Country Began With One Word." He cited an incident at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13, where Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, as evidence of divine intervention. "I think God had his hand on Donald Trump and this nation," he said, while accusing the current administration of destroying it.
Unanue also criticized the Harris-Biden administration for halting the Keystone pipeline, which would have expanded oil delivery from Canada to the U.S., and labeled the Green New Deal as "crazy." The Harris campaign has yet to respond to these allegations.
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