Economics
Trump Threatens Cuba as Maduro Cracks Down: Venezuela Update
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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has proclaimed the end of socialist President Nicolas Maduro’s regime and called for a military uprising. It’s a highly fluid situation and the outcome is unclear. Here are the events as they unfold. Time stamp is Caracas time.
U.S. President Donald Trump surveyed the events in Caracas today and saw Cuba as the antagonist. The Caribbean island’s socialist government has long had a presence in Venezuela, supplying the regime with personnel ranging from doctors to intelligence officers. Many in the opposition blame Cuba for humanitarian crimes inflicted on dissidents.