Venezuela crisis: Guaidó says he's "very close" to toppling Maduro
Venezuelan National Assembly President Juan Guaidó. Photo: FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images
Venezuelan National Assembly President Juan Guaidó told Fox Business Network’s "Trish Regan Primetime" Wednesday he's "very close" to his goal of toppling the Maduro regime.
Details: In Guaidó's first interview since street clashes erupted across Venezuela, host Trish Regan asked him about concerns the escalating violence could lead to civil war. "[A] few years ago, we could have said that Venezuela was a polarized country," he said through a translator. "... Today, between 91 and 95 percent of our population wants change."
"[A]s long as we are mobilized and united, we are very close to achieving our freedom. I would like to tell you a specific date or a specific time, but we are working on these transitional and rebuilding processes of democracy. They have always taken time, but we have the support of the international community, the support of our constitution and the people, we are close to achieving this goal ..."
Juan Guaidó to Fox Business's Trish Regan
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