Trump set to put Venezuela on the state sponsors of terror list: report
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-considers-designating-venezuela-as-state-sponsor-of-terrorism11/20/2018
President Trump is considering designating Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism, in an effort to push the socialist government to the brink of capitulation, a report said.
Venezuela, which has been facing a humanitarian crisis stemming from a collapsing economy and state repression, would be added to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism for providing “support for acts of international terrorism,†the Washington Post reported.
The countries already on the list are Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
Republicans have long pushed the White House to designate the country as a sponsor of terrorism, accusing the Venezuelan government of having ties to terror groups such as Lebanese Hezbollah the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, and other groups, according to the Post.
But others warn against the move, suggesting such designation would raise questions about the U.S. list’s credibility as the evidence of Venezuela’s ties to terror groups is insufficient....
