the trading behind the hottest commodities with the smartest voices in the business. first, we begin with spot on, it andur take on the big story today, it s venezuela. president trump pledged his support to opposition leader juan guaido. he says quote, it s only role as the legitimate branch elected by the people of venezuela, and declare nicolas maduro illegitimate. vice president mike pence also signaled the administration s support for venezuelan citizens. v.p. pence: we say to all the good people of venezuela, estamos con ustedes. we are with you. we stand with you. and we will stay with you until democracy is restored and you reclaim your birthright of libertad. alix: joining me now is michael tran, energy analyst at rbc capital markets, and reggie thompson from stratford. he joins us from austin, texas. reggie, let s start with you. the military seems to be backing maduro. where does this leave the opposition? reggie: so, at the moment, the military remaining loyal
commodities with the smartest voices in the business. first, we begin with spot on, it is our take on the big story, and today it is venezuela. president trump pledged his support to opposition leader juan guaido. he says quote it s only role as the legitimate branch elected by the venezuelan people and invoked the constitution to declare nicolas maduro illegitimate. vice president mike pence also signaled the administration s support for venezuelan citizens. vp pence: we say to all the good people of venezuela, estamos con ustedes. we are with you, we stand with you, and we will stay with you until democracy is restored and you reclaim your birthright of libertad. alix: joining me now is michael tran, energy analyst and reggie thompson from stratford. he joins us from austin, texas. reggie, let s start with you. the military seems to be backing maduro. where does this leave the opposition? reggie: so at the moment the military remaining loyal to maduro definitely makes the
the trading behind the hottest commodities with the smartest voices in the business. first, we begin with spot on, it is our take on the big story , and today it is venezuela. president trump pledged his support to opposition leader juan guaido. he says the only role as the legitimate branch elected by the people of venezuela, and declare nicolas maduro illegitimate. vice president mike pence also signaled the administration s support for venezuelan citizens. vp pence: we say to all the good people of venezuela, estamos con ustedes. we are with you, we stand with you, and we will stay with you until democracy is restored and you reclaim your birthright of libertad. alix: joining me now is michael tran, energy analyst and reggie thompson from stratford. he joins us from austin, texas. reggie let s start with you. , the military seems to be backing maduro. where does this leave the opposition? reggie: so at the moment the military remaining loyal to maduro definitely makes
the trading behind the hottest commodities with the smartest voices in the business. first, we begin with spot on, it is our take on the big story, and today it is venezuela. president trump pledged his support to opposition leader juan guaido. he says quote it s only role as the legitimate branch elected by the people of venezuela, and declare nicolas maduro illegitimate. vice president mike pence also signaled the administration s support for venezuelan citizens. vp pence: we say to all the good people of venezuela, estamos con ustedes. we are with you, we stand with you, and we will stay with you until democracy is restored and you reclaim your birthright of libertad. alix: joining me now is michael tran, energy analyst and reggie thompson from stratford. he joins us from austin, texas. reggie, let s start with you. the military seems to be backing maduro. where does this leave the opposition? reggie: so at the moment the military remaining loyal to maduro definitely mak
alix: i am alix steel. welcome to bloomberg commodities edge. 30 minutes focused on the companies, physical assets, and the trading behind the hottest commodities with the smartest voices in the business. first, we begin with spot on, it is our take on the big story, and today it is venezuela. president trump pledged his support to opposition leader juan guaido. he says quote it s only role as the legitimate branch elected by the people of venezuela, and declare nicolas maduro illegitimate. vice president mike pence also signaled the administration s support for venezuelan citizens. vp pence: we say to all the good people of venezuela, estamos con ustedes. we are with you, we stand with you, and we will stay with you until democracy is restored and you reclaim your birthright of libertad. alix: joining me now is michael tran, energy analyst and reggie thompson from stratford. he joins us from austin, texas. reggie, let s start with you. the military seems to be backing ma