DW: Donald Trump threatens Venezuela with 'economic actions'
US President Donald Trump has threatened action against his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, whom he called a "bad leader who dreams of becoming a dictator." The political impasse in Venezuela has intensified.
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened "strong and swift economic actions" against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Venezuela if it proceeds with plans for a July 30 election to choose an assembly to retool the constitution. The American leader's warning came shortly after nearly 7.2 million Venezuelans rejected Maduro's proposed changes in a non-binding referendum.
"The United States will not stand by as Venezuela crumbles," Trump said in a statement, adding that in that the voters' "strong and courageous actions continue to be ignored by a bad leader who dreams of becoming a dictator."
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Update #1: Trump threatens sanctions if Venezuela creates Constituent Assembly (CNBC/Reuters)
Update #2: Trump Threatens Venezuela With Sanctions (The Atlantic)
WNU Editor: The U.S. wants to prevent any possibility of this .... Goldman Sachs Under Fire For Buying Venezuelan Bonds (May 30, 2017), and to make sure that no U.S. companies are propping up Venezuela's oil industry. In the meantime .... it is now going to get very tense in Venezuela .... Venezuela opposition turns heat up on Maduro with strike call (Reuters).
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