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Maduro calls Mike Pence a "poisonous viper" after asking Lat Am to isolate Venezuela

Posted by EU Times on Jul 4th, 2018 // No Comment

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday called US Vice President Mike Pence a “poisonous viper” and vowed to defeat what he called Washington’s attempts to force him from power. Maduro’s lash-out at the US Vice President came in response to his call for Latin America to isolate Venezuela.

Pence, who arrived in Ecuador on Wednesday as part of a tour of South America, is seeking to boost regional pressure on Venezuela following Maduro’s reelection in May in a vote that the United States said was fraudulent.

“Every time the poisonous viper Mike Pence opens his mouth, I feel stronger,” the socialist leader said in a televised speech, according to Reuters. “We have defeated you and we are going to defeat (you) wherever you are.”

Maduro insists that the United States is seeking to overthrow his government in order to seize the OPEC nation’s oil and mineral wealth, and accuses Washington of leading an “economic war” against the country.

US President Donald Trump has imposed economic sanctions on Maduro and members of his cabinet on accusations they are undermining democracy and violating human rights.

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