Maduro Claims Victory Over ‘Deranged’ Coup Attempt

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro claimed his troops have thwarted a botched attempt to topple him masterminded by Venezuela’s “coup-mongering far right” and Donald Trump’s deranged imperialist “gang,” the Guardian reports.

However, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that U.S. military action in the country was a possibility “if required.”