Economics
Trump Calls Venezuela ‘Horrible’ as U.S. Expands Sanctions
- President’s comments follow meeting with Santos of Colombia
- High court members join vice president on U.S. sanctions list
Trump Says Venezuela Presents a 'Horrible Problem'
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President Donald Trump labeled Venezuela’s ongoing political and economic turmoil “a disgrace to humanity,” as the Treasury Department slapped sanctions on members of the crisis-torn country’s Supreme Court.
Trump’s comments came at a news conference following his meeting at the White House with Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos where the two leaders discussed the ‘‘deteriorating situation in Venezuela.”