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"Trump has an attraction for autocrat leaders," says Fernando Cutz 2:06
(CNN Spanish) - The President of the United States, Donald Trump, replied that "perhaps he would think about it", when asked if he would meet with the questioned Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, according to an interview he gave to the Axios portal.
"Perhaps I would think ... Maduro would like to meet and I never oppose meetings, I rarely oppose meeting," he said in an interview that he provided on Friday to the digital media.
“I always say: you lose little with meetings. But at the moment, I have rejected them, "added the US president, according to the publication.
These statements could raise doubts about the United States' position on Venezuela, since the government of President Trump has recognized the president of the National Assembly of the South American country, Juan Guaidó, as the president in charge and has taken actions against the Maduro regime .
The Venezuelan government has yet to react to the Axios report.
Trump also said that "he could have continued with his life" by recognizing or not Guaidó as president in charge of Venezuela.
Guaidó's communications team in Venezuela told CNN on Sunday that they would not comment on this Axios report.
In March, the United States accused Maduro and several of his key officials of narcoterrorism and corruption, and offered millions in rewards for information leading to his capture.
The United States has accused the Maduro regime of widespread human rights abuses, including extrajudicial executions, torture, arbitrary arrests, and the detention of Venezuelan citizens.
Members of the regime have also been accused in the past of facilitating drug trafficking operations in the country.
The Government of Venezuela has defended itself against the accusations of the United States and has come to classify them as "miserable, vulgar and unfounded" and that "they try to minimize the high recognition that Venezuela has in the fight against drug trafficking fully demonstrated in different multilateral spheres" .
* Marlon Sorto and Jorge Luis Pérez Valery collaborated in this report.
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