Maduro Wakes Venezuela With Dawn Broadcast Before Troops
- Early address comes two days after opposition uprising
- Guaido calls for continual protests until Maduro steps down
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took to state television Thursday and made mundane comments on Bolivarian revolution, the importance of military unity and the perfidy of the United States. Standard fare.
What got people’s attention was how early the socialist autocrat spoke -- around 5 a.m. -- and where -- at the military academy in Caracas, before 4,500 troops in formation.