Marco Rubio: “That’s what he’s authorized. That’s what the military’s doing. That’s why our assets are there.”

Likewise, we expect all political actors to support these talks which represent the best chance Venezuela has had in thirty years to peacefully achieve not just a free and fair election but an enduring democracy.

Venezuela has two options here. Option one is to truly enter into a period of both reconciliation and reformation so that they can have elections that result not just in a democratically elected government but an enduring republic.

It’s an honor to work for the greatest country in the world, for the greatest president in the history of the United States of America.

The United States expects the freedoms of all sectors of Venezuelan politics to continue to be respected.