For the United States, "the days of Maduro are numbered" | Chronic

Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State of the United States, said Sunday that the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro He is living his last days as President, barely 24 hours after one of the most violent days of the Caribbean crisis in recent times.

"All options are on the table, we will do what is necessary to ensure … that democracy prevails and that there is a better future for the people of Venezuela", Pompeo said in an interview on the news network Fox, to the question of the possibility of armed intervention.

The government official of Donald Trump refused to reject this option again and argued that the Venezuelan President is "a tyrant", in addition to claiming that "The days of Maduro are numbered."

Pompeo's words add tension and uncertainty to the eve of the summit to be held Monday in Bogota between the United States and the Lima group, the regional group formed to put pressure on the Maduro government and force it to leave the power.

The person responsible for representing the United States will be the Vice President Mike Pence.

"We will act, there are more sanctions that can be applied, more humanitarian aid than I think we can offer", Said Pompeo.

In parallel, from the Colombian-Venezuelan border, the Head of State of Colombia, Iván Duque He badured that the meeting should strengthen even more "the diplomatic seat" about the Maduro government and avoid falling into "hawkish speechess ".