Pompeo: Maduro Promised Venezuelans a ‘Socialist Paradise’ and Delivered on the Socialism Part. ‘The Paradise Part, Not So Much’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed the regime in Venezuela and its Cuban backers, saying Nicolas Maduro “promised Venezuelans a better life in a socialist paradise, and he delivered on the socialism part, which has proved time and time again is a recipe for economic ruin. The paradise part, not so much.”