Debate on possible military intervention slows down the resolution of support for Juan Guaidó in the US Senate

Republicans and Democrats in the Senate have failed to agree on a resolution in favor of the proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, consensus failed by the democratic veto on the use of military forces in the country.

Senators and counselors aware of their treatment explained to the chain NBC that the initiative in favor of Guaidó, of a large consensus between the two parties, will hardly be presented by the requirement of Democratic negotiators to explicitly prohibit the use of military force.

These sources said that the Republican Senator Marco Rubio is not willing to accept that the text rejects an intervention by the armed forces.

Trump spoke about it on Wednesday. "I listen very much to Senator Rubio about Venezuela, he cares deeply about it", said the president to the chain Local 10 News. When asked if the White House was preparing for a possible military action in Venezuela, Trump said, "I never comment on it, we support Venezuelan and Venezuelan people in South Florida. a lot of them. "

As Rubio explained, to ban the use of military force is "problematic" the United States already has diplomats and "other" field staff and that Intervention is an option that should be availableaccording to NBC.

For his part, the highest Democrat on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Bob Menéndez, says the resolution should not be used to endorse a possible invasion of Venezuela.

Rubio and Menéndez are of Cuban origin.

Despite this disagreement, the Trump's decision to recognize Guaidó as Venezuela's legitimate president has generated an unusual consensus between Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress on Foreign Policy Issues.

Guaidó, president of the Assembly of Venezuela since last January 5 with a majority of opposition, has proclaimed president "in charge" of Venezuela on January 23, a few days after the appointment of Maduro to his second term.

The United States was the first country in the world to recognize Guaidó as president, a country also supported by several Latin American countries, 22 of the 28 members of the European Union (EU).

Since then, Trump has insisted that "all options," including the military, "are on the table" to overthrow Maduro and cede power to the opposition MP, Voluntad Popular (VP ) until recently.

(With EFE information)