WASHINGTON _ The Trump administration is expected Monday to call on partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to stop talking about Venezuela and suspend the country from the Organization of American States, McClatchy has learned.
Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the strong message at a reception with allies where he will promise to take notice of countries who don't stand with the United States on a vote Tuesday to kick Venezuela out of the United Nations-like organization of Latin American countries.
"Dictatorships thrive on the indulgence of regional divisions," a White House official told McClatchy. "The Maduro regime will only further consolidate autocratic power at the cost of democracy and freedom if OAS members lack the courage to act."
