Anonymous ID: 78113c Jan. 22, 2019, 9:07 a.m. No.4861634   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1696 >>1826 >>1912 >>1987 >>2060

'Hola, I'm Mike Pence': U.S. VP delivers message of support to Venezuelans

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence issued a video message of support to Venezuelans on Tuesday to encourage those who are protesting against President Nicolas Maduro and underline U.S. backing for opposition leader Juan Guaido. Venezuela’s opposition on Wednesday plans to hold marches nationwide as part of an annual event that marks the fall of a military government in 1958. Government critics are increasingly comparing Maduro to dictator Marcos Perez, who was pushed from power that year.

 

In a taped video message in English with a few Spanish words and phrases mixed in, Pence, who has lashed out at Maduro before, declared him a “dictator” who has no rightful claim to power. “On behalf of President Donald Trump and all the American people, let me express the unwavering support of the United States as you, the people of Venezuela, raise your voices in a call for freedom,” Pence said after offering a greeting of “hola,” which means “hello” in Spanish. “Nicolas Maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power. He has never won the presidency in a free and fair election, and has maintained his grip of power by imprisoning anyone who dares to oppose him.”

 

Pence declared U.S. support again for Guaido, with whom he spoke by phone earlier this month, and the National Assembly, which he leads, as the “last vestige of democracy.” Pence said Washington supported Guaido’s decision to assert the body’s powers, declare Maduro a “usurper” and push for a transitional government to be established. “As you make your voices heard tomorrow, on behalf of the American people, we say to all the good people of Venezuela: estamos con ustedes,” Pence said, following up with the translation in English: “We are with you, we stand with you, and we will stay with you until democracy is restored and you reclaim your birthright of libertad.”

 

Maduro was inaugurated on Jan. 10 amid worldwide criticism that his leadership was illegitimate after a 2018 election that was widely viewed as fraudulent. Pence has largely taken the lead within the Trump administration in condemning Maduro. He called the inauguration a sham and made clear the United States did not recognize the election result.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-venezuela/hola-im-mike-pence-u-s-vp-delivers-message-of-support-to-venezuelans-idUSKCN1PG1W9?il=0

Anonymous ID: 78113c Jan. 22, 2019, 9:10 a.m. No.4861669   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Top U.S. diplomat for Europe resigns from State Department: sources

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. diplomat for European affairs, Wess Mitchell, has resigned, according to his resignation letter obtained by Reuters on Tuesday. In the letter dated Jan. 4 Mitchell said he has completed what he set out to do in the post and wanted to spend more time with his young family.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-europe-diplomat/top-u-s-diplomat-for-europe-resigns-from-state-department-sources-idUSKCN1PG24Z?il=0

Anonymous ID: 78113c Jan. 22, 2019, 9:15 a.m. No.4861727   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1826 >>1912 >>1974 >>1987

Trump still plans to deliver Jan. 29 State of the Union address: Fox News

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to deliver his annual State of the Union address from the Capitol later this month as scheduled, a Fox News reporter said on Tuesday, citing a White House notice to the U.S. House of Representatives. The White House sent a request to the House sergeant-at-arms seeking a “walk-through” for the Jan. 29 speech, Fox News’ John Roberts said on Twitter.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shutdown-whitehouse/trump-still-plans-to-deliver-jan-29-state-of-the-union-address-fox-news-idUSKCN1PG25Q?il=0

Anonymous ID: 78113c Jan. 22, 2019, 9:19 a.m. No.4861752   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1767 >>1826 >>1912 >>1987 >>2060

Nuclear-capable Russian bomber crashes amid snowstorm: Defence Ministry

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A nuclear-capable Tupolev-22M3 supersonic bomber crashed while trying to land in a snowstorm on Tuesday in Russia’s far north, the Defence Ministry said, saying the aircraft did not have any weapons on board.

 

Two of the plane’s four-man crew died in the crash and a third later died of his wounds in hospital, Russian news agencies reported. The fourth crew member survived. The accident happened in Russia’s Murmansk region when the Soviet-era plane tried to land at an airbase near the city of Olenegorsk in a fierce snowstorm and amid high winds. The plane broke up on the tarmac and caught fire. The Defence Ministry said it was investigating all possibilities, including a technical fault.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-military-airplane-crash/nuclear-capable-russian-bomber-crashes-amid-snowstorm-defence-ministry-idUSKCN1PG23L?il=0

Anonymous ID: 78113c Jan. 22, 2019, 9:43 a.m. No.4861998   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Trump still plans to deliver Jan. 29 State of the Union address: official

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to deliver his annual State of the Union address from the Capitol later this month as scheduled, a Trump administration official said on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into its second month. The White House has sent a request to the House of Representatives' sergeant at arms seeking a "walk-through" for the Jan. 29 speech, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Fox News had earlier reported the request.

 

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week called on Trump to reconsider delivering the president's annual address before a gathering of both chambers of Congress and other dignitaries given that about one-quarter of the U.S. government has been shuttered since Dec. 22. Trump is required to provide Congress a report on the nation, but is not required to deliver it in a live, televised address before U.S. lawmakers. Pelosi, in a Dec. 16 letter to the president, urged Trump to postpone it or to give it in writing. The president then stopped Pelosi from using a military aircraft for a congressional delegation's planned visit of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-still-plans-deliver-jan-29-state-union-170635581–business.html