ɪn ɐ pɹˈɛs kˈɑːnfɹəns nɪɹbˈaɪ, ɪnðɪ ˌæntɪmˈɑːnoʊ lˈaʊndʒ ʌv ˌɛl kˈɑːndi hoʊtˈɛl, vˈælɚɹi hˈɑːɹt dᵻklˈɛɹd ɪndˈɪɡneɪt ðˈæt: "aɪ wˈɔnt ɪt təbi wˈɛl ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðæt ɪf ðə vˌɛnɪzwˈeɪlæn ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, baɪ pɹˈɛʃɚɹ ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, dʌznˌɑːt lˈɛnd ˌɛni hˈɛlp tə ðə ɹˌuːpənˈuːni pˈiːpəl, ɪt wʊd biː ˈiːkwəl tə səpˈoːɹt ðə bˈɜːnæm ɡˈʌvɚnmənt".
In a press conference nearby, in the Antímano Lounge of El Conde hotel, Valerie Hart declared indignate that: "I want it to be well understood that if the Venezuelan government, by pressure of the United States, does not lend any help to the Rupununi people, it would be equal to support the Burnham government".