US recognises Venezuela's opposition leader as interim President
US President Donald Trump recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Juan GuaidÃ³ as the interim President. Calling NicolÃ¡s Maduro's government "illegitimate", Trump said the Parliament was the "only legitimate branch of government duly elected by the people". "I'll continue to use the full weight of US economic and diplomatic power to press for the restoration of Venezuelan democracy," Trump added.