The United States will revoke visas held by government officials serving under Venezuela's disputed president Nicolas Maduro, officials said Thursday. Maduro and his supporters have accused the U.S. of trying to carry out of a coup in Venezuela. CUBAN GUARDS SURROUNDING VENEZUELA'S MADURO, US MILITARY COMMANDER SAYSOn Wednesday, the Venezuelan military barricaded a bridge at a key border crossing in an attempt to block humanitarian aid from entering the country. The bridge is at the same site where officials plan to store humanitarian aid that Guaido is vowing to deliver to Venezuela. Maduro argues Venezuela isn’t a nation of “beggars” and has long rejected receiving humanitarian assistance, equating it to a foreign intervention.

Source: Fox News February 08, 2019 17:26 UTC