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Debbie Wasserman Schultz wants opposition leaders installed to replace Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela

She welcomed Maduro’s arrest but called for Venezuela’s elected opposition leaders to take power and urged congressional hearings.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz wants opposition leaders installed to replace Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called for Venezuela’s opposition leaders to take power after Nicolás Maduro’s arrest and criticized President Donald Trump for not presenting a plan for a democratic transition. She also urged congressional hearings and restoration of temporary protected status for Venezuelans in the U.S.

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Donald Trump
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President whose Venezuela policy and statements are criticized by Wasserman Schultz

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Marco Rubio
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Secretary of State who spoke with Delcy Rodríguez, according to Trump

ALSO MENTIONED  Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s vice president, whom Trump said had succeeded him; Edmundo Gonzaléz, Venezuelan opposition candidate whom Wasserman Schultz says should take power; María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader discussed as a possible successor to Maduro; Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan leader arrested and removed from power

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Responds to U.S. Capture of Nicolás Maduro

Outlets agree that the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro and that Debbie Wasserman Schultz welcomed the capture. Center outlets pair her welcome with questions about the operation’s lasting effects and Venezuela’s political transition. Right-leaning outlets foreground her praise as unusual among Democrats and contrast it with other Democrats’ criticism.

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