Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was a surprise guest at the U.S. presidential State of the Union speech last night. His presence reversed earlier analyses of a snub by U.S. President Donald Trump, who did not attend a Guaidó rally in Miami on Saturday. Trump referred to Venezuela's legitimacy-challenged leader, Nicolás Maduro, as a "socialist dictator," and promised that "Maduro’s grip of tyranny will be smashed and broken." It was a rare moment of bipartisan enthusiasm in the speech, with applause from both Republican and Democratic leaders, reports the
Guaidó at the State of the Union (Feb. 5, 2020)
Guaidó at the State of the Union (Feb. 5…
Guaidó at the State of the Union (Feb. 5, 2020)
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was a surprise guest at the U.S. presidential State of the Union speech last night. His presence reversed earlier analyses of a snub by U.S. President Donald Trump, who did not attend a Guaidó rally in Miami on Saturday. Trump referred to Venezuela's legitimacy-challenged leader, Nicolás Maduro, as a "socialist dictator," and promised that "Maduro’s grip of tyranny will be smashed and broken." It was a rare moment of bipartisan enthusiasm in the speech, with applause from both Republican and Democratic leaders, reports the