Simon Bolivar

Trump welcomes Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado to a closed-door meeting

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Trump welcomes Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado to a closed-door meeting

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado traveled to Washington, DC, to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House, following the kidnapping of her political opponent, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Thursday’s meeting was the first time the two leaders met face to face. But the visit was an unusually subdued one for Trump, … Read more

Trump threatens Venezuela’s Maduro with ‘the easy way… or the hard way’

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Trump threatens Venezuela’s Maduro with ‘the easy way… or the hard way’

Donald Trump has warned Nicolás Maduro he can “do things the easy way … or the hard way” as Venezuela’s authoritarian leader responded to the growing US pressure campaign by urging followers to prepare to defend “every inch” of the South American country. Dressed in woodland camouflage, Maduro said at a rally in the capital, … Read more