Accusations are ` ` ludicrous , '' U.S. State Department spokeswoman says . ` ` We have suspected a coup attempt , '' President Nicolas Vargas says in a televised interview . He says Venezuela 's right - wing opposition groups and the U.S. government were behind the coup .
Accusations are `` ludicrous , '' U.S. State Department spokeswoman says . `` We have dismantled a coup attempt , '' President Nicolas Maduro says in a televised address . He says Venezuela 's right-wing opposition groups and the U.S. government were behind the plot .