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  • Venezuela’s Maduro Cuts Off US Relations After Trump Recognizes Opposition Leader

    Venezuela’s Maduro Cuts Off US Relations After Trump Recognizes Opposition Leader

    Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans taking to the streets demanding freedom as police use rubber bullets and tear gas to drive protesters back the crowds calling for the ouster of their authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro the successor to firebrand socialist Hugo Chavez Maduro just inaugurated for a second term at election the US and most of Latin America called illegitimate today opposition leader Juan Gordo cheered by the crowd declaring himself interim president immediately recognized by President Trump who was asked today about using military action against Maduro we’re not considering anything but all options are on the table US officials say that includes tough economic sanctions even a naval oil blockade minutes later Maduro responding breaking relations with the US he said out you’re leaving Venezuela demanding American diplomats leave in 72 hours Venezuela with the world’s largest oil reserves now pumping only half its previous output once a thriving economy inflation is now 10 million percent three million Venezuelans have already fled vice president pence tweeting this video estamos con ustedes telling the protesters we are with you tonight a senior US official says if the Maduro forces use violence they will have no future no livelihood and one way or another their days will be numbered hey NBC news fans thanks for checking out our youtube channel subscribe by clicking on that button down here and click on any of the videos over here to watch the latest interviews show highlights and digital exclusives thanks for watching

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  • US Intelligence Chiefs Contradict President Donald Trump On North Korea, ISIS, Iran |

    US Intelligence Chiefs Contradict President Donald Trump On North Korea, ISIS, Iran |

    This is yet another extraordinary moment the nation’s top intelligence officials publicly disagreeing with President Trump on key foreign policy and national security issues everything from North Korea to Russia and it comes in a critical moment with a major summit on the horizon with just weeks before president Trump is poised to have his second nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim jong-un u.s. intelligence chiefs giving this stunning public rebuke sharply disagreeing with the president’s recent declaration that North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat we currently assess that North Korea will seek to retain its WMD capabilities and is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons and production capabilities the regime is committed to developing a long-range nuclear or missile that would pose a direct threat to the United States and Don Isis just a month after mr.

    Trump declared victory we have won against Isis intelligence officials contradicting the president saying the terror group is weakened but not defeated well Isis is nearing territorial defeat in Iraq and Syria the group has returned to its guerrilla warfare roots while continuing to plot attacks and direct its supporters worldwide and already the president pushing back this morning tweeting when I became president Isis was out of control in Syria and running rampant since then tremendous progress made especially over last five weeks on Iran US intelligence agencies say Tehran is still not restarting its nuclear program despite the u.s.

    Withdraw from the nuclear deal accusing the country of violating the agreement at the moment technically they’re in compliance and a striking difference over one of the biggest issues looming over the white house Russia we expect Russia will continue to wage its information war against democracies and to use social media to attempt to divide our societies president the president again this morning tweeting about North Korea Kristen what’s the headline there well how did the president is shifting his tone on North Korea this morning after his previous declaration that the country no longer poses a nuclear threat today tweeting decent chance of denuclearization time will tell what will happen with North Korea I look forward to seeing Kim jong-un shortly look this is a much more measured tone from the president and the softer language likely aimed at lowering expectations as he prepares to meet with the North Korean leader for a second time sometime next month you

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