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The below is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus:
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke yesterday with Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaido. Secretary Pompeo and Interim President Guaido discussed their mutual goal of a peaceful democratic transition in Venezuela and the United States’ unwavering support for his leadership and for the liberty and dignity of all Venezuelans. The Secretary expressed his personal respect and appreciation for Interim President Guaido’s commitment to the cause of freedom and his inspiring leadership to millions of Venezuelans yearning for a brighter future. Secretary Pompeo reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to the Venezuelan people as they continue to face one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis created by the illegitimate Maduro regime.
19 Jan 2021
President-elect Joe Biden has invited Carlos Vecchio, the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States representing President Juan Guaidó, to his inauguration, Vecchio confirmed Monday.
Guaidó has been the legal president of Venezuela since January 2019, but has failed to exercise any executive power save for appointing ambassadors to countries that recognize his legitimacy. Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro retained control of the military and all government infrastructure after the National Assembly, the federal legislature, voted to appoint Guaidó to replace him following the May 2018 presidential election, in which Maduro banned opposition candidates and intimidated voters. Maduro has since staged another fraudulent election to replace the members of the National Assembly with trusted socialists, a takeover he cemented in early January.