Venezuela's Maduro calls Pence a 'poisonous viper'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday called U.S. Vice
President Mike Pence a “viper” and vowed to defeat what he called
Washington’s attempts to force him from power.
Pence, who arrived in Ecuador on Wednesday as part of a tour of South
America, is seeking to boost regional pressure on Venezuela following
Maduro’s reelection in May in a vote that the United States said was
fraudulent.
“Every time the poisonous viper Mike Pence opens his mouth, I feel
stronger,” the socialist leader said in a televised speech. “We have
defeated you and we are going to defeat (you) wherever you are.”
Maduro insists that the United States is seeking to overthrow his
government in order to seize the OPEC nation’s oil and mineral wealth,
and accuses Washington of leading an “economic war” against the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed economic sanctions on Maduro and
members of his cabinet on accusations they are undermining democracy
and violating human rights.
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