On Thursday, President Joe Biden welcomed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó to the democracy summit — rather than Venezuela’s democratically elected president, Nicolás Maduro.

Juan Guaidó: “We are convinced that we can save democracy and therefore save Venezuela. Some think that the 'bad guys' are winning, but I think it is exactly the opposite.”

The Biden administration continues to recognize Guaidó as Venezuela’s leader. That’s despite his involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2019 and his failed bid in 2020 to storm parliament with a group of lawmakers in order to forcefully swear himself in as Venezuela’s leader. Guaidó was also linked to a failed coup plot in 2020 led by Venezuelan dissidents and an American mercenary company.