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Maduro Reportedly Offered Free Elections In Exchange For Keeping Control Of The Armed Forces; Trump Said No

Nicolas Maduro (Credit: AFP / Juan BARRETO)

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro reportedly offered Donald Trump holding free elections in exchange for keeping control of the country's armed forces, but the latter refused the deal, according to a new report.

The Miami Herald detailed that the failed negotiation took place during the phone call between the two days ago. There, Maduro also asked for global amnesty "for any crimes he and his group had committed, and was rejected," the outlet said, citing a source.

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