U.S. declares Venezuela a national security threat, sanctions top officials
The White House said the order targeted people whose actions undermined democratic processes or institutions, had committed acts of violence or abuse of human rights, were involved in prohibiting or penalizing freedom of expression, or were government officials involved in public corruption.I hope all here will demand that our POTUS began labeling and sanctioning the actors in our government that have done EXACTLY what he's accusing Venezuela of, both past AND present."Venezuelan officials past and present who violate the human rights of Venezuelan citizens and engage in acts of public corruption will not be welcome here, and we now have the tools to block their assets and their use of U.S. financial systems," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement.
Let's expand and review below the fold this latest in hypocrisy and kabuki theater.