US will use its power to ‘restore democracy’ in Venezuela: Pence

‘US Vice President Mike Pence has said the United States will not allow the “collapse of Venezuela,” adding Washington will use “economic and diplomatic power” to restore democracy in the South American nation.
Pence made the remarks on Wednesday afternoon in a Miami suburb, which is home to America’s largest Venezuelan community, amid reports that the White House is considering additional sanctions against the Venezuelan government.
“The US will continue to bring the full measure of US economic and diplomatic power to bear until democracy is restored in Venezuela,” Pence told a crowd of hundreds of people. “The collapse of Venezuela will endanger all who call the Western Hemisphere home. We cannot and will not let that happen.”
The US vice president’s comments come days after President Donald Trump told reporters a “military operation, a military option, is certainly something we could pursue” in Venezuela.’
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