Trump Threatens Venezuela With Sanctions

In a statement released Monday night, President Trump threatened to impose economic sanctions on Venezuela should the nation’s president, Nicolas Maduro, follow through on his pledge to create a “constituent assembly” capable of rewriting Venezuela’s constitution. The warning comes a day after more than 7 million Venezuelans participated in a symbolic referendum vote to reject Maduro’s plan, which many see as a ploy for the president to retain control of Venezuela following the end of his term in 2019. On Sunday, an estimated 98 percent of the nation’s opposition supporters voted against the proposed assembly. More…