Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez, a U.S. Congressman representing Florida’s 28th district and member of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, announced via social media that all Smithsonian museums will reopen fully starting Monday, November 17.
In a post dated November 13, 2025, Gimenez stated: ” As a member of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, I’m pleased to share that ALL Smithsonian museums will be fully open starting Monday, Nov. 17.
I hope you enjoy your visit to the worlds largest museum, education, and research institute!
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Later that day, Gimenez criticized policies he described as “Communist,” drawing on his personal history as an immigrant from Cuba. On November 13, 2025, he posted: “This new wave of Communist democrats are attempting to expropriate your grocery store & price-fix Fidel Castro style.
Guess what? These deranged policies don’t work, have never worked, & never will work.
I would know, I was forced to flee #Cuba after the Communist takeover.”
That evening, he commented on international security issues involving Venezuela: “#SOSVenezuela The narcoterrorist Cartel de los Soles must be completely annihilated & destroyed.
President Trump is taking decisive action to protect Americans from this criminal gang.”
Gimenez has represented Florida’s 28th District in Congress since 2021 after succeeding Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and previously served in both the Florida House of Representatives and the Miami-Dade County Commission from 2005 to 2011. Born in Havana in 1954 and currently residing in Miami, Gimenez immigrated to the United States following the Cuban revolution. He earned a Bachelor of Public Administration from Barry University in 1999.
