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Venezuela says it's expelling top U.S. diplomatsBY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro announced that he is expelling the top U.S. diplomat in Venezuela and his deputy for conspiring against Venezuela. He said they must leave for the "dignity and independence" of Venezuela.
Maduro declared Chargé dAffaires Todd Robinson and his deputy Brian Naranjo "persona non grata"and gave them 48 hours to leave the country during a televised address Tuesday in which he denounced the offensive U.S. sanctions, which he said violated international law and caused greater harm and suffering for the Venezuelan people.
I say to the Government of Donald Trump, I say to the government of the Ku Klux Klan, Maduro declared to applause from supporters. I say, not with sanctions, not with threats, you didnt stop the elections. The elections happened. And they were successful.... Venezuelan is the victim of a threat never seen before.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article211670559.html
So, it has come to the point that Maduro accuses anyone who stands against Chavismo of being in league with the Ku Klux Klan. And prior to today, the sanctions were to having no interaction with 40 high level Chavistas and not purchasing PdVSA debt.
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Maduro to expel US diplomats (Original Post)
GatoGordo
May 2018
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Turbineguy
(37,364 posts)1. Gee, I wonder just how many countries
have a president crazier than trump.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)2. I was under the impression
that there were no US diplomats anywhere any longer. Didn't Drumpf "resign" them all?
Renew Deal
(81,869 posts)3. Those diplomats must be thrilled to get out of there
samir.g
(835 posts)4. I'm amazed that more places don't expel drumpf's minions
GatoGordo
(2,412 posts)5. They represent the United States, not the orange haired orangutan POTUS
Whatever we/the world think of Trump, this isn't about him (though the Narcissist in Chief LOVES to think everything is about him)