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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

It's Thursday, January 31st. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker.

Over the past three weeks, a crisis of leadership in Venezuela has escalated rapidly,

with the Trump administration leading calls for the country to unseat its president, Nicholas Maduro.

The U.S. has joined more than 25 other countries in recognizing the opposition leader,

Juan Guido, as the country's rightful president.

On Tuesday, Trump approved sanctions that froze billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets. At the press

conference announcing the policy, John Bolton, the National Security Advisor, urged Venezuela's

military and security forces to back Guido. Maduro has made clear he will not recognize Guido

or call for new elections.

Now is the time to stand for democracy and prosperity in Venezuela.

I reiterate that the United States will hold Venezuelan security forces

responsible for the safety of all U.S. diplomatic personnel, the National Assembly, and President Guaido.

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