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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent and Patricia Torres in Caracas

Venezuela on edge over Trump regime change whispers: ‘If it does happen we are ready’

A civilian holds a weapon alongside members of the Bolivarian militia and the national armed forces on top of a tank during a rally in support of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas
A civilian holds a weapon alongside members of the Bolivarian militia and the national armed forces on top of a tank during a rally in support of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas in September. Photograph: Leonardo Fernández Viloria/Reuters

The mayor of Caracas had come to one of her city’s busiest tube stations wearing a camouflage T-shirt declaring herself a card-carrying combatant – and with a message to match.

“They think they’re the owners of the world,” Carmen Meléndez complained of the Trump administration and its pressure campaign against Venezuela’s government. “But if they dare [to invade] we’ll be waiting for them here.”

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