Biden inaugural guest is Venezuelan coup leader charged with inciting violent assault on gov t building
Biden inaugural guest is Venezuelan coup leader charged with inciting violent assault on gov’t building
After condemning the pro-Trump invasion of the Capitol, the incoming Biden administration invited Carlos Vecchio – a coup leader charged in the 2014 torching of the Venezuelan Attorney General’s office – to its inaugural ceremony
As Washington recovered from shock and outrage caused by pro-Trump hooligans storming the United States Congress – breaking windows, smashing doors, and intimidating police officers in order to push their way inside – a sense of pre-inaugural excitement began to sweep the nation’s capital. Who would be attending incoming President Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, scheduled to take place exactly two weeks following the Capitol riot?
By ANTHONY FAIOLA AND ANA VANESSA HERRERO | The Washington Post | Published: January 2, 2021 MIAMI Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó had the recognition of the United States and the support of millions in the streets. But with Nicolás Maduro still occupying the presidential palace and commanding Venezuela s security forces, Guaidó s so-called interim government needed cash to project power abroad and undermine the president at home. Now two Miami entrepreneurs were offering a plan to get it. Jorge Reyes and Pedro Antar said they had identified up to $40 billion in Venezuelan government assets across the Caribbean. The holdings, including shares in companies, luxury cars, lavish homes and uncollected debts, were linked to Venezuela s state-controlled oil company.
Goya Foods Delivers The Second Installment Of Critical Humanitarian Aid To The People Of Venezuela #GoyaGivesGlobal
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JERSEY CITY, N.J., Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in The United States, delivers 220,000-pounds of food to the people of Venezuela, who continue to suffer from severe food shortages. It is the second installment of a 400,000-pound food donation, which is part of the company s #GoyaGivesGlobal campaign and made possible with the assistance from The Venezuelan Embassy in the United States, humanitarian agencies, charitable organizations, and The United Nations.