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Nicolás Maduro: Trump Taking U.S. Toward “High-Level Conflict with Venezuela”

HeadlineFeb 06, 2020

In Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday lashed out at President Trump for meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Guaidó also attended Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. During a press conference after the meeting Wednesday, Trump officials told reporters, “Any harm that may be caused on Juan Guaidó on his return to Venezuela will have very significant consequences.” In response, Maduro, in a nationally televised address, warned that Trump is “taking the United States toward a high-level conflict with Venezuela.” This is Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza.

Jorge Arreaza: “The American ruler, in a delirious and arrogant speech, in which he seemed to resurrect the already obsolete 'manifest destiny,' reiterated his contempt for peace, for international law, for life, and, in particular, his contempt for the sovereignty of Venezuela.”

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