CARACAS, Venezuela — The debate over fresh U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing out Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro played out Wednesday across the crisis-stricken nation — including a bustling Caracas bus terminal. The drivers, who say Venezuela's crisis has left them struggling to earn a living, weighed in on the topic. Some blamed socialist President Nicolás Maduro for the sanctions. Others, like Joel Cadenas, pointed the finger at opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who is freshly returned from an international tour to gain support to oust Maduro. “If you go outside the country to look for us to be strangled you should be in prison,” Cadenas, a 54-year-old bus driver, said of Guaidó.

Source: International New York Times February 19, 2020 23:37 UTC