Venezuela's Maduro cuts off U.S. relations after Trump backs opposition leader Juan Guaidó Maduro said his government was breaking relations with the United States and gave diplomatic personnel 72 hours to leave the country. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino...-leader-juan-guaido-interim-president-n961771 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said his government was breaking relations with the United States and gave diplomatic personnel 72 hours to leave the country after President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed the country's opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as interim president. Guaidó, 35, the leader of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, had earlier declared himself interim president as hundreds of thousands marched in Caracas demanding an end to Maduro's government. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said his government was breaking relations with the United States and gave diplomatic personnel 72 hours to leave the country after President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed the country's opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as interim president. Guaidó, 35, the leader of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, had earlier declared himself interim president as hundreds of thousands marched in Caracas demanding an end to Maduro's government. (More at above url)
There has been some firing into a crowd. Maduro better flee to Cuba pretty quick or he could end up dead in a culvert like Ghaddafi.
Seems to claim he was properly voted in but Maduro decided to hold on to power. Of course there are many lies buried in there as to what really happened. Maduro is a dictator with control over the army and access to oil money. He aint going no where unless he decides to flee to Panama with millions of dollars in stolen money and that could be the next step.
Several surrounding countries also recognized Guaido. CIA must be sending people down there as we speak to keep his hold on power. One trade deal with Venezuela and economic reforms and you have a nice emerging oil economy with U.S. getting the black gold.
All that oil already came to US refineries capable of handling the low quality/high sulfur crude that comes up in Venezuela. Its not light sweet crude, nobody wants it.