▁is ▁no ▁human itar ian ▁crisis ▁here ." ▁In ▁a ▁later ▁BBC ▁interview , ▁Mad uro ▁said , ▁"[ t ] he ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁that ▁gover ns ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁today ▁wants ▁to ▁se ize ▁Venezuela " ▁and ▁that ▁" V enez uela ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁country ▁of ▁fam ine . ▁It ▁has ▁very ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁nut ri ents ▁and ▁access ▁to ▁food ." ▁As ▁events ▁unfold ed , ▁Venez uel an ▁Vice ▁President ▁Del cy ▁Rodríguez ▁claimed ▁that ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁" car cin ogen ic " ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁plot ▁to ▁kill ▁Venez uel an ▁citizens . ▁She ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁" this ▁so - called ▁food ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁a ims ▁to ▁poison ▁our ▁population ▁with ▁chemical s " ▁and ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" bi ological ▁weapons ". ▁USA ID ▁administrator ▁Mark ▁Green ▁described ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁as ▁" abs urd ". ▁Venez uel an ▁deput y ▁and ▁medic ▁José ▁Manuel ▁Oliv ares ▁dismiss ed ▁her ▁claims , ▁clar ifying ▁that ▁" the ▁aid ▁has ▁quality ▁control ▁and ▁san it ary ▁registry ▁of ▁Colombia , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ." ▁Del cy ' s ▁remarks ▁were ▁also ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁Mad uro ▁government ▁" w ould ▁go ▁to ▁any ▁length ▁to ▁lie ▁and ▁den y ▁reality ". ▁ ▁Gu a id ó ▁issued ▁an ▁ 1 1 - day ▁ult imat um ▁to ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Ar med