Wife of Venezuela's Guaido to visit Pence, Melania Trump

The high-profile meetings are aimed at demonstrating U.S. backing for Guaido, the head of Venezuela's national assembly, who in January invoked the constitution to assume the interim presidency, arguing that President Nicolas Maduro's 2018 re-election was illegitimate. "The United States is determined to support Interim President Guaido’s leadership as he champions freedom and the restoration of democracy for the Venezuelan people," a White House official said in a statement about Pence's meeting with Rosales. Most Latin American and Western countries have recognized Guaido as Venezuela's rightful leader.

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