Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration’s decision to work with the remnants of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s regime on Wednesday, as Democrats raise questions about the timeline for elections and a transition to democracy in the South American petrostate.
Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio reiterated previous statements that the ultimate goal in Venezuela is to restore democracy, but emphasized that the country needs to stabilize so that the opposition can actually participate in free and fair elections.
“You can have elections, you have elections all day, but if the opposition…
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