Speaking
on the sidelines of the UNGA meeting, an organization meant to
promote peace, the U.S. president confirmed his backing for violent
military takeovers and interventions.
U.S.
President Donald Trump, said Tuesday a military coup against the
government of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela could succeed "quickly"
if the Venezuelan Armed Forces (EFE) decided to organize it, and
confirmed that he is keeping the military option on the table in the
face of the crisis in that country.
"It's
a regime (Maduro's) that frankly, could be defeated very quickly if
the military decides to do that," Trump told reporters
according to EFE during his first meeting with Colombian President
Ivan Duque on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly
debate.
The
United States imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas
Maduro's wife and several of his top allies on Tuesday as U.S.
President Donald Trump urged members of the United Nations to support
a "restoration of democracy" during his speech at
the United Nations.
The
measure sanctioned six officials in Maduro's "inner circle,"
including Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and Defense Minister
Vladimir Padrino, and "blocked" a US$20 million private jet
identified as belonging to the front-man of a top official.
The move
is capitalizing on the already-brutal economic war Washington has
been waging against the socialist country with the help of its
right-wing allies in the region in an effort to oust the government
of President Nicolas Maduro.
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