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Nicolas Maduro Taunts Trump Admin As U.S. Pressure Remains High: 'We Don't Want To Be Slaves Of The Gringos'

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro (Credit: Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro again taunted the Trump administration, saying the country doesn't want to be enslaved by the "gringos."

Maduro also called opposition leader Maria Corina Machado a "demonic witch" after she won the Nobel Peace Prize late last week. He made the comments during an event to mark a new anniversary of the so-called "indigenous resistance," which substitutes Columbus Day. He avoided mentioning Machado by name, calling her the "the Sayona's demonic witch," a Venezuelan folk figure, adding that "90% of the population rejects her."

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