Mnuchin is announcing sanctions against Maduro himself, who McMaster just called a dictator
— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) July 31, 2017
Fast & bold move by @realDonaldTrump on the chaos in Venezuela. Kudos.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) July 31, 2017
McMaster: @POTUS is calling on Maduro to hold free and fair elections. https://t.co/ifNEm2Az9U pic.twitter.com/ixsDY8h6YJ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 31, 2017
"What we're seeing in Venezuela is not a coup, it's an oppression of the Venezuelan people" -H.R. McMaster
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 31, 2017
I do not think the Obama administration would have acted this quickly (or ever). https://t.co/Mkos2MW4ah
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) July 31, 2017
Um...this is actually what a normal presidency would be like https://t.co/cRSbo3ud0f
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 31, 2017
Under the US sanctions, all of Maduro's assets in the US are frozen, and Americans are barred from financial transactions with him.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) July 31, 2017