Trump says chaos in Venezuela is unacceptable
UNITED STATES President Donald Trump says the political and economic chaos in Venezuela is unacceptable. But he’s avoiding commenting on questions about whether the US would ever intervene in the South American country.
Trump notes that the country – once one of the wealthiest countries in the hemisphere – is spiralling downwards. Venezuela’s inflation and homicide rates are among the highest in the world, and more than two million people have fled the violence and conflict in recent years.
FINANCIAL SANCTIONS
The Trump administration slapped financial sanctions on four members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle yesterday, including his wife and the nation’s vice-president, on allegations of corruption.
Trump spoke while attending the UN General Assembly after meeting with Colombia President Ivan Duque (DOO-kay).
At the same time, the US president says Iran will eventually want to negotiate a deal with him because the country is basically “failing.”
Trump says “everything about Iran is failing right now” He described its inflation as the worst in the world and its currency as a “disaster”.
He says Iran’s leadership will “at some point” want to talk or risk experiencing the “worst economic trouble of any country in the world”.
Trump said in a Tuesday speech at the UN that the US has begun an “economic pressure” campaign against Iran over its nuclear ambitions and behaviour in the region.