Puerto Rico calls on Trump to respond

Puerto Rico governor asks Trump to intervene after Venezuela's Maduro threatened to invade the US territory
Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón asked President-elect Trump to take action after Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro threatened an invasion.
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"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.
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Maduro’s calls for an invasion are a clear attempt to get rid of the United States presence and grow his influence in the area,” González-Colón wrote.
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The US move coincided with sanctions by Britain and the European Union each targeting 15 officials, including members of the National Electoral Council and the security forces, and Canadian sanctions targeting 14 current and former officials.
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Puerto Rico governor Jenniffer González Colón called Maduro's comments an "open threat to the United States and our national security."
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The governor of Puerto Rico requested that President-elect Donald Trump take a stand against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s threats to invade the U.S. island territory. Maduro made the threatening statements in question during the International Anti-Fascist Festival in Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas,
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After Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s call for Puerto Rico’s “liberation” from US control, Puerto Rico’s governor has appealed to President-elect Trump for immediate action.
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