Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is lashing out at Vice U.S. President Mike Pence over claims that his socialist government is funding thousands of Central American migrants trying to make their way to the U.S.
Maduro on Wednesday said Pence’s comments coming on the heels of an attack on him in August with explosives-laden drones put his life at risk.
Pence said Tuesday that he was told by Honduras’ president that the caravan was being organized by leftists financed by Venezuela. He provided no evidence to back the claim.
Maduro called Pence a “crazy extremist” and said the Trump administration is trying to portray Venezuela as a national security threat to justify an eventual military intervention.
Venezuela is facing its own migrant crisis as thousands abandon the crisis-stricken nation every day.
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