A number of US Democratic Party members in the state of Florida have harshly criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders for failing to publicly recognise Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the Latin American country’s interim president and questioned his chances of getting the party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential race.
“He is not going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party. He has demonstrated again that he does not understand this situation. I absolutely disagree with his imprecision in not saying Maduro must go,” Rep. Donna Shalala, a Democrat representing Venezuelan exiles, told the Politico media outlet.
The United States was first to recognize Guaido’s leadership, with a number of its allies swiftly following its lead. A number of Democratic Party presidential hopefuls have also expressed their support for the opposition leader. Russia, China and Turkey were among those that had voiced their support for Maduro as the country’s legitimately elected president.