Trump Congratulates Guaido in Call, Keeping Pressure on Maduro
- U.S. seeks to maintain pressure on Venezuelan president
- Maduro willing to negotiate with opposition, Trump tweeted
This article is for subscribers only.
President Donald Trump congratulated the leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaido, in a phone call on Wednesday for declaring himself the country’s interim president as the U.S. attempts to maintain pressure on Nicolas Maduro.
“Interim President Guaido thanked President Trump for the United States’ commitment to freedom and prosperity in Venezuela and the region, and noted the importance of the large protests across Venezuela against former dictator Maduro, set to occur today and Saturday,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement following the call.