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Update 1: President Maduro addressed the nation on state-owned television, urging his supporters to revolt if he is harmed and telling Trump “Yankee, go home!” Headlines from the speech include (via Bloomberg):
- *VENEZUELA’S MADURO SAYS HE WILL HOLD POWER FOR MANY YEARS
- *VENEZUELA’S MADURO SAYS HE’S NO ‘PUPPET OF THE EMPIRE’
- *VENEZUELA’S MADURO: TRUMP, DUQUE DON’T DECIDE FOR VENEZUELANS
- *MADURO: VENEZUELANS ARE DEFEATING U.S. COUP ATTEMPT
- *MADURO: GUAIDO SHOULD CALL ELECTIONS IF HE IS PRESIDENT
- *MADURO: PROTESTERS INCITING VIOLENCE ARE GOING TO PRISON
- *VENEZUELA’S MADURO SAYS HE WILL GUARANTEE SECURITY ON BORDER
- *VENEZUELA’S MADURO: GOVT HAS PLANS FOR ALL POSSIBLE SCENARIOS
- *VENEZUELA’S MADURO TELLS PRESIDENT TRUMP: ‘YANKEE GO HOME’
- *VENEZUELA MADURO CALLS ON SUPPORTERS TO REVOLT IF HE IS HARMED
- *VENEZUELANS SHOULD RESOLVE OWN PROBLEMS, MADURO SAYS
- *VENEZUELAN HUMANITARIAN AID SEEKS U.S. INVASION, MADURO SAYS
President Trump has been quiet so far on Twitter, offering just this earlier today: