Ros-Lehtinen from Honduras: People 'don't want Z back!'

House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) on Tuesday tweeted her first dispatch from Honduras, where she is meeting with de facto government officials.

After having trouble finding cell reception, the congresswoman said that "ppl...don't want Z back!" meaning President Manuel Zelaya, whom the military deposed in June.

Ros-Lehtinen, who opposes the U.S. government's support of Zelaya, tweeted:

Sorry: no Honduran tweet. Bad bberry reception. Still here. Got sweet spot for signal now. Mtngs: productive. Ppl: warm n don't want Z back!

The veteran congresswoman departed for Honduras yesterday on a fact-finding mission. Her trip comes several days after Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), another backer of the de facto government, traveled to the politically unstable country against the wishes of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.).

Both lawmakers traveled to Honduras ahead of their November 29 elections. The de facto government, under President Roberto Micheletti, hoped that they would end the political crisis that has gripped the nation since Zelaya was removed after attempting to change the constitution. The Honduran Supreme Court ordered the move after Zelaya's move, which he did in part to eliminate term limits.

The U.S. government has said it will not recognize the results of next months elections, but both DeMint and Ros-Lehtinen support the contests.