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Mike Pompeo: Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro can’t expel US diplomats washex.am/2FLIDQJ
“The United States does not recognize the Maduro regime as the government of Venezuela,” Pompeo warned in a statement.
“Accordingly the United States does not consider former president Nicolas Maduro to have the legal authority to break diplomatic relations with the United States or to declare our diplomats persona non grata.”
“The United States maintains diplomatic relations with Venezuela and will conduct our relations with Venezuela through the government of interim President Guaido, who has invited our mission to remain in Venezuela,” Pompeo said.
Maduro pledged to remain in office and ordered the State Department team to leave within 72 hours.
“We do not want to return to the 20th century of gringo interventions and coups d’etats,” Maduro said after Trump’s announcement, according to the New York Times.
“We do not want to return to the 20th century of gringo interventions and coups d’etats,” Maduro said after Trump’s announcement, according to the New York Times.
