Self-declared “socialist” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) got blasted by his followers on Twitter this weekend after tweeting out lukewarm support for humanitarian efforts aimed at citizens of Venezuela, and encouraging another socialist, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, to allow shipments of food and medical supplies to enter the country.
Maduro is struggling to hold on to power in Venezuela, as protesters rally behind opposition leader and “President-in-exile,” Juan Guaidó, who says Maduro’s summer re-election was rigged, making him an illegitimate leader. Over the weekend, Maduro blocked off roads leading in and out of Venezuela in order to prevent $20 million in aid shipments from reaching Venezuelan citizens, triggering violence between riot police and protesters at several border checkpoints that left five people dead and more than 300 injured.
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