On meeting Venezuela's Maduro, Trump says exit would be topic

WorldNews

Published

CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to walk back comments that he would consider meeting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, after an interview that cast doubt on his support for the socialist leader's main rival, Juan Guaido. Trump said in a tweet that "I would only meet with Maduro to discuss one thing: a peaceful exit from power!" That followed a White House interview published Sunday by Axios in which the news website reported that Trump made lukewarm comments about recognizing Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate leader -- the linchpin of the U.S.' 18-month campaign to remove Maduro. "I think that I wasn't necessarily in favor, but I said -- some people that liked it,...

Full Article