U.S. Vice President Pence calls Venezuelan opposition leader in show of support


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  • Wednesday, 16 Jan 2019

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks after a meeting with President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats about the U.S. government partial shutdown and the president's demand for a border wall in the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he had spoken by phone on Tuesday with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, a show of support for him and a further sign of U.S. displeasure with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Pence's intent in the call to Guaido, who is head of the opposition-run National Assembly, was to express U.S. support for the assembly as the "only legitimate democratic body in the country," a White House official said.

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