Venezuela

‘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

Blitzer to Bernie: 'Why Stop Short of Calling Maduro a Dictator?'

On CNN's town hall with Bernie Sanders, Wolf Blitzer asks him: "why have you stopped short of calling Maduro, of Venezuela, a dictator."  After a stumbling start, Sanders claims there are still "democratic...

EU Pushes Ahead With ‘Contact Group’ Which the US Has Said is Not ‘The Way to Go’

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday resisted calls by the biggest political group in the European Parliament to cancel participation in an “international contact group”...

Trump: ‘The Twilight Hour of Socialism Has Arrived,’ Envisages ‘the First Free Hemisphere in All of Human History’

Ahead of what looks to be a looming showdown on the Venezuela-Colombia border this weekend, President Trump in a rousing speech on Monday declared socialism in the western hemisphere to be in its “twilight...

US Envoy Accuses Rep. Ilhan Omar of Personal Attacks During Venezuela Hearing

During Wednesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Venezuela, U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams accused Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) of personally attacking him.

Maduro Should Leave Venezuela, Says US Envoy, Noting He Has ‘Friends in Places Like Cuba and Russia’

The United States would like to see Venezuela’s leftist dictator leave the country to help facilitate the transition to democracy there, U.S. special representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams said...