Maduro Calls National Defense Council After Trump's Threats
Trump promised "swift and strong actions" if Venezuela decided to proceed with elections for the National Constituent Assembly, scheduled July 30.
Maduro [calls Trump as] "vulgar---the process of the constituent assembly is already in the hands of the people who will exercise their right to vote."
"The thin democratic veil of the Venezuelan opposition has fallen, and it reveals the brutal interventionist force of the U.S. government, which has been behind the violence suffered by the Venezuelan people in the last four months. It is not the first time that we denounce and confront threats as ludicrous as those contained in this unbelievable document," Maduro added....