Venezuela's
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino has slammed comments made by U.S.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who mused about the possibility of
an internal military coup that would topple Venezuelan President
Nicolas Maduro.
Flanked
by high-ranking members of Venezuela's military, Padrino said:
"Members of the armed forces radically reject such deplorable
remarks that constitute a vile act of interference... When you invite
the armed forces to overthrow the government, you're showing a lack
of respect.”
Padrino
then read an official statement expressing continued support for
Maduro: "Many countries in the world have suffered from the
long history of covert, clandestine operations, propaganda war,
economic blockades and direct military interventions by the
government of the United States of America. Senseless threats against
Venezuela demonstrate, once again (that the U.S. government) has
become the greatest agent of violence, discrimination, and
humiliation in the world."
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