WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart _ the two Western Hemisphere leaders with the most at stake in ousting Nicolas Maduro _ huddled Wednesday at the White House to search for a way to get millions of dollars' worth of humanitarian aid into Venezuela.
According to a senior administration official and people familiar with the discussions, Trump and Ivan Duque talked about how to enlist regional leaders to break the military blockade stopping the aid and turn Maduro's loyal generals against him.
They also discussed how the United States can continue supporting Colombia, which is Washington's most important ally in the fight and faces the brunt of the humanitarian crisis that is spilling out of Venezuela.
