Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar spoke with Democracy Now host Amy Goodman and condemned U.S. actions in Venezuela. The coup attempt has sparked international attention after Juan Guaido attempted to seize power from President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido received the backing of many countries around the world including Canada and the United States.
“A lot of the policies that we have put in place has kind of helped lead the devastation in Venezuela. And we’ve sort of set the stage for where we’re arriving today.” Omar said to Democracy Now. “This particular bullying and the use of sanctions to eventually intervene and make regime change really does not help the people of countries like Venezuela, and it certainly does not help and is not in the interest of the United States.”
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In an interview with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department, the intelligence community and American military are “very focused on protecting the Venezuelan people, restoring their dignity, growing their economy.”
Source: Rep. Ilhan Omar Condemns US Sanctions Against Venezuela
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