Joining Latin America’s Far-Left Leaders, Biden Softens Stance on Dictator Maduro
Biden’s support of a new Venezuelan election seems to reverse an earlier Washington position outlined by Secretary Blinken: ‘Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear … that Edmundo González Urrutia won the most votes.’
President Biden is joining Latin America’s far-left leaders in a campaign that if it was a film could be titled “Saving Private Maduro.” Hours after President Lula da Silva of Brazil called for a new Venezuelan election, Mr. Biden announced his support.
“I do,” the president said Thursday when asked by a reporter if he supports the idea of a new Venezuelan vote, according to Reuters. The question was likely prompted by President Maduro being scheduled to present the official results of the July 28 election on Friday.
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