U.S. slams Venezuela leader, urges countries to back opposition head

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday took aim at Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at a U.N. Security Council meeting and called on all nations to back opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country's legitimate leader."We're here to urge all nations to support the democratic aspirations of the Venezuelan people as they try to free themselves from former President Maduro's illegitimate mafia state," Pompeo told council members and other delegates at the open session, which was called by the United States.Maduro was sworn in on Jan. 10 for a second term after an election in May tha…READ FULL ARTICLE