Venezuela

Flashback: Corbyn Calls Hugo Chavez ‘An Absolute Legend in Every Way’

Two years before becoming leader of Britain’s Labour Party in 2015, Jeremy Corbyn addressed a meeting of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, and called Hugo Chavez – who died weeks earlier after handpicking...

Nets Ignore Omar Blaming America for Venezuela’s Socialist Problems

Rep. Ilhan Omar Slams ‘Bullying’ US Sanctions Against Venezuela’s Maduro Regime

Amid the ongoing standoff between the Maduro regime and opposition supporters in Venezuela, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said Wednesday U.S. sanctions against the socialist regime have contributed to “the...

Pompeo on Venezuela Crisis: Maduro Had Been About to Leave; Russia Told Him to Stay

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday afternoon that Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro was believed to have been ready to leave the country hours earlier, but had been persuaded by the Russians not to...

‘With All Due Respect,’ Pence Tells Maduro Regime’s UN Ambassador, ‘You Shouldn’t Be Here’

The U.N. Security Council witnessed several unusual moments Wednesday, as Vice President Mike Pence told the Maduro regime’s ambassador, “with all due respect,” that he shouldn’t be there, and...

Trump on Troops in Venezuela: ‘Russia Has to Get Out!’

Asked at the White House Wednesday about the presence of Russian troops in crisis-torn Venezuela, President Trump’s response was blunt:  “Russia has to get out. What’s your next question?”

US Envoy Plays Down Speculation of Military Action; Pullout of Staff From Venezuela Marks No Change in Policy

The decision to withdraw remaining U.S. diplomatic staff from Venezuela and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s reference to their presence there being a “constraint on U.S. policy” does not mark a...

Pompeo: Maduro Promised Venezuelans a ‘Socialist Paradise’ and Delivered on the Socialism Part. ‘The Paradise Part, Not So Much’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed the regime in Venezuela and its Cuban backers, saying Nicolas Maduro “promised Venezuelans a better life in a socialist paradise, and he delivered on...

Ocasio-Cortez Sidesteps Invitation to Condemn Socialist Maduro Regime, Targets ‘US Interventionism’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a member of Democratic Socialists of America, sidestepped an opportunity Monday to condemn Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime in Venezuela, calling the issue “complex”...

Pence: The Only Thing Green about the Green New Deal ‘Is How Much Green It’s Going to Cost Taxpayers’

Vice President Mike Pence blasted Democrats who have embraced socialism, pointing out how unsuccessful it has been for Venezuela, and criticized the Democrats’ Green New Deal which is estimated to cost...

UN ‘Right to Food’ Expert Accused of Ignoring Venezuelan Crisis

The U.N.’s “right to food” expert, making an appearance in the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday, was accused of ignoring the severe food crisis in Venezuela. She said the issue was “complicated”...

‘This Isn’t Politics’; Ramos Appears on CNN, FNC to Discuss Detainment by Murderous Maduro