Daily News Article - January 25, 2019
1. Socialist president Nicolas Maduro won a second term in May following sham elections which were boycotted by the opposition party.
a) The governments of which countries called Maduro’s election a fraud?
b) Which countries support Maduro’s government?
2. a) What announcement did President Trump make on Wednesday?
b) What did he encourage President Maduro to do?
3. a) How did Maduro respond to the U.S.’s recognition of Assembly leader Juan Guaido as the interim president?
b) What was U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s response? Be specific.
4. What warning did the U.S. give to Maduro?
5. What does President Trump call on other governments to do?
6. a) What bill did the Venezuelan National Assembly pass on Tuesday?
b) Why did the Venezuelan Supreme Court rule that National Assembly is illegitimate and its laws have no value?
Pray for a peaceful outcome in Venezuela.