Biden's Venezuela policy feeds Maduro strongman image, emboldens dictator in election controversy: Rubio
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro agreed to free and fair elections as part of sanctions relief, but he immediately backtracked on those plans and ultimately forced the U.S. to end the relief.
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Rubio explained that he believes the root problem lies with the people President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have around them, which includes "people who are convinced that you can negotiate a good outcome anywhere."
"There are some people that you simply can't just close because of their nature and because of their interests," Rubio insisted. "There isn't going to be a diplomatic solution, unfortunately, in the short term… particularly when you're dealing with authoritarians that are trying to figure out how to stay in power."