Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escalated his war-of-words with the Trump administration Friday; directly accusing the White House of organizing multiple assassination attempts against the socialist leader.
Maduro was speaking during a televised broadcast when he claimed multiple “hit jobs” had originated from inside Washington; saying assassins have been “given the order from the White House.”
Nicolas Maduro announces Trump administration is trying to kill him https://t.co/tX8Ij03vFD
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“From the United States, they have decided to kill me,” said Maduro.
“They have given the order from the White House that Maduro is to be killed […] They will not even touch a single hair of mine, because God and the people of Venezuela protect me.”
MADURO TO USA: Venezuela’s Socialist President Jets to NYC as Citizens Starve
Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro departed for the United States Wednesday; hoping to secure international aid for his nation’s crumbling economy during the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
The left-wing leader is expected to touch-down in New York City Wednesday evening, where he vowed to “defend the truth of Venezuela” and to “bring the voice of our Fatherland” to the United States.
“I am landing in New York to defend the truth of Venezuela, to bring the voice of our fatherland,” said Maduro.
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The socialist president routinely accuses President Trump and other Western leaders of plotting to overthrow his regime.
The visit comes just hours after the White House unveiled a series of sanctions against Maduro’s wife and other top officials with the hopes of clamping down on widespread corruption.
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HALEY SOUNDS OFF: Nikki Haley Joins Protesters, Calls for REMOVAL of Venezuela's Maduro
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley joined hundreds of protesters outside the United Nations Thursday; addressing the demonstrators with a megaphone and calling for the outright removal of Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
The unusual move for one of the nation’s top diplomats highlighted the devastating impact of Venezuela’s ongoing financial crisis and economic collapse.
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, joined protests against the Venezuela's President Maduro outside the UN building in New York pic.twitter.com/NPO352cftA
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“We are going to fight for Venezuela and we are going to continue doing it until Maduro is gone!” yelled Haley.
“We need your voices to be loud and I will tell you, the US voice is going to be loud,” she added. “What we saw is what no one should live … while Maduro is eating in nice restaurants.”
Haley’s comments come days after Maduro was seen dining on $100 steaks and smoking lavish cigars during a recent trip to Asia to secure aid for his starving citizens.
Read the full report at Yahoo News.