{"id":203816,"date":"2021-03-09T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=203816"},"modified":"2021-03-09T11:00:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T16:00:39","slug":"state-dept-says-u-s-fully-supports-people-of-venezuela-calls-for-maduro-to-step-down-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-says-u-s-fully-supports-people-of-venezuela-calls-for-maduro-to-step-down-2\/","title":{"rendered":"State Dept. says U.S. fully supports people of Venezuela, calls for Maduro to step down"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-dept-says-u-s-fully-supports-people-of-venezuela-calls-for-maduro-to-step-down-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=203816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2383852\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2383852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Department Spokesman Ned Price speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the State Department in Washington, on Monday, March 1, 2021. (Tom Brenner\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:51 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The State Department recently reiterated its opposition to the Maduro regime, which continues to illegally hold onto power in Venezuela. On Monday, the department said it\u2019s focusing on helping the Venezuelan people to hold free and fair elections as well as ensure human rights in their country.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement came after the Department of Homeland Security moved to grant 18-month legal status to Venezuelan refugees in the U.S. American diplomats noted, Venezuela needs to restore its economy that was ruined by Maduro\u2019s corruption and mismanagement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDeptSpox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateDeptSpox<\/a> on Venezuela: Our overriding goal is to support a peaceful democratic transition in Venezuela through free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections and to help the Venezuelan people rebuild their lives and their country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yuf4HrgBbD\">pic.twitter.com\/Yuf4HrgBbD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept\/status\/1369033935259336707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The State Department reiterated that more than 50 countries around the world recognize Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecMayorkas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecMayorkas<\/a> designated Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status due to extraordinary and temporary conditions in Venezuela that prevent nationals from returning safely. Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9o7LDtevbm\">https:\/\/t.co\/9o7LDtevbm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TPS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TPS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TemporaryProtectedStatus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TemporaryProtectedStatus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1369049597658664962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/the-power-of-a-coveted-trump-endorsement\/\">The power of a coveted Trump endorsement<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Department Spokesman Ned Price speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the State Department in Washington, on Monday, March 1, 2021. 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