Mike Pence met Venezuelan exiles: "Other countries export goods, Cuba exports tyranny"

US Vice President Mike Pence said Friday, at the conclusion of a meeting with Venezuelan community leaders in South Florida, that the "struggle" that is shaking Venezuela lies "between the democracy and dictatorship "and that the time has come for the country to" regain freedom ".

"I think the day comes that Venezuela is free and regains its freedom"said Pence at the Jesús Worship Center in Doral, a city near Miami, populated by a large population, where he met with Venezuelan community leaders and political figures.

The Vice-President expressed at the beginning of his presentation, the pride of being able to say that the United States was the "first nation in the world to recognize Juan Guaidó" as the responsible president of Venezuela, just as the international community has already done.

After baduring that the "dictatorship of Maduro (the Venezuelan president) is destroying Venezuela", he said that "it is not a period of dialogue" but "a period of action" , and urged him to give up power.

The Vice President said that "the true imperialist of the hemisphere is Cuba". And he warned that his "harmful influence" is being transferred to Nicaragua. "Some countries export goods, Cuba exports tyranny", he accused and was ovationné.

Pence expressed the "strong support" of the United States to the National Assembly, which he considered as "the only legitimate democratic organ of the country ", and promised to Guaidó "Washington's continued support" "Until democracy is restored."

This week, the sanctions imposed by the United States on PDVSA they meant a blow to the regime of Nicolás Maduro. The measure orders the blockade of 7,000 million USD of PDVSA badets in the United States. The US authorities have announced that these measures would result in an additional loss of $ 11 billion for the oil company over the next year.