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Temba Mliswa takes Trump head on
01 May 2019 at 14:00hrs | Views
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused United States of America of being a bully that want to effect an illegal coup in the troubled country of Venezuela.
Venezuela has been gripped by a frenzy of violent protests against President Nocolas Maduro in the recent past.
"USA really want to take over Venezuela unprocedurally and are trying to push for a coup." Mliswa said. "This is the hypocrisy of America. They should allow countries to run themselves and stop bullying for the love of oil."
Venezuela's embattled President Maduro has claimed his troops have defeated a "coup" attempt amid calls by opposition leader Juan Guaido for protesters to return to the streets Wednesday.
In a live televised address Tuesday night, his first since the apparent uprising began, Maduro rejected claims he has lost control of the military and accused "imperialist" forces of seeking "to attack and overthrow a legitimate government to enslave Venezuela."
"We have been facing various forms of coup d'etat, due to the obsessive efforts of the Venezuelan right, the Colombian oligarchy and the US empire," Maduro explained, adding that the military air base Guaido had spoken from earlier in the morning was never under the control of the opposition.
The speech followed a dawn address from Guaido Tuesday, in which the young opposition leader, standing alongside a group of soldiers in the capital Caracas, announced an uprising to seize power from Maduro. It marked the most serious challenge to Maduro's leadership so far and unleashed a day of street protests and skirmishes.
Venezuela has been gripped by a frenzy of violent protests against President Nocolas Maduro in the recent past.
"USA really want to take over Venezuela unprocedurally and are trying to push for a coup." Mliswa said. "This is the hypocrisy of America. They should allow countries to run themselves and stop bullying for the love of oil."
Venezuela's embattled President Maduro has claimed his troops have defeated a "coup" attempt amid calls by opposition leader Juan Guaido for protesters to return to the streets Wednesday.
In a live televised address Tuesday night, his first since the apparent uprising began, Maduro rejected claims he has lost control of the military and accused "imperialist" forces of seeking "to attack and overthrow a legitimate government to enslave Venezuela."
"We have been facing various forms of coup d'etat, due to the obsessive efforts of the Venezuelan right, the Colombian oligarchy and the US empire," Maduro explained, adding that the military air base Guaido had spoken from earlier in the morning was never under the control of the opposition.
The speech followed a dawn address from Guaido Tuesday, in which the young opposition leader, standing alongside a group of soldiers in the capital Caracas, announced an uprising to seize power from Maduro. It marked the most serious challenge to Maduro's leadership so far and unleashed a day of street protests and skirmishes.
Source - Byo24News/ CNN
