Ilhan Omar DEFENDS Socialist Venezuela, Puts Blame on U.S. For Chaos

By The Blaze. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) put the blame of the failures of the socialist dictatorship in Venezuela squarely on the shoulders of the United States in an interview Wednesday.

Congressmember Ilhan Omar,” asked PBS anchor Amy Goodman, “if you can comment what’s taking place right now in Venezuela, the U.S. supported coup attempt against President Maduro.” . . .

“And we sort of set the stage for what we’re arriving today, this particular bullying and the use of sanctions to eventually intervene and make regime change,” she explained. “It really does not help the people of countries like Venezuela and it certainly does not help, it’s not in the interest of the United States.”

The Muslim member of Congress is one of the few Democrats who are speaking out against the U.S. efforts to recognize Juan Guaido as the democratic and constitutional interim president in Venezuela. Omar and others instead support the socialist dictatorship of Maduro, who has been using violence to stomp down protests.

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Venezuelans Take to Streets as Uprising Attempt Sputters

By AP. Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s call to fill streets around the nation Wednesday but security forces showed no sign of answering his cry for a widespread military uprising, instead dispersing crowds with tear gas as the political crisis threatened to deepen.

Thousands cheered Guaidó in Caracas as he rolled up his sleeves and called on Venezuelans to remain out in force and prepare for a general strike, a day after his bold attempt to spark a mass military defection against President Nicolas Maduro failed to tilt the balance of power.

“It’s totally clear now the usurper has lost,” Guaidó proclaimed, a declaration belied by events on the ground. (Read more from “Venezuelans Take to Streets as Uprising Attempt Sputters” HERE)

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