The meeting came as the Trump administration rolled out new
sanctions Thursday on members of Venezuela’s supreme court for alleged human
rights violations. “A stable and peaceful Venezuela is in the best interest of
the entire hemisphere,” Trump said at a joint news conference. “We will be
working with Colombia and other countries on the Venezuela problem. It is a
very, very horrible problem.” Driving the latest outrage is a decree by Maduro
to begin the process of rewriting Venezuela’s constitution. The opposition
rejects that plan as another attempt by the president to tighten his grip on
power, and opposition leaders are calling on Venezuelans to continue to take to
the streets in protest. More…
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