Venezuela: What we learned todaypublished at 03:00 5 January
Here’s a recap of what happened in the last 24 hours, one day after the US ordered a military attack in Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, taking them to New York to face drug and weapons charges.
- Early Sunday morning, we saw the first images and videos of the destruction in Venezuela from the US attacks. It still remains unclear exactly how many people may have been injured or killed
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to multiple media outlets this morning and was asked if the US is running Venezuela, responding that the US is “running the direction” that makes things move forward
- He was also asked if he thinks Interim President Delcy Rodríguez is now the legitimate president of Venezuela, and avoided a direct response by saying “this is not about the legitimate president” as the US does not believe the regime in place is legitimate Continue reading…
