During a State Department press briefing, Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.
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00:00Thank you, Tammy.
00:01Can I just start with – since you opened with Venezuela, and this can be a very simple
00:05yes or no answer, did you get an answer to the question I asked on Monday about whether
00:09using the AEA for the – these deportations means that you recognize Maduro's government
00:17and that he is the – and him as the legitimate leader of Venezuela?
00:22If you –
00:23I do have an answer to that.
00:24Oh, you do?
00:25Okay.
00:26And the answer is no.
00:27No, okay.
00:28The answer is no.
00:30Clearly, we've made it clear, and it's been obvious for quite some time, that Maduro
00:35is a dictator.
00:37It is a regime that we do not recognize.
00:41And we also understand, of course, that what we demand of him is something that has got
00:47to happen.
00:48I made that clear in my topper.
00:50The AEA proclamation is still valid, of course, that is currently being challenged in court,
00:58so I'm not going to comment on that litigation.
01:01But at the same time, it's not a regime we recognize.
01:06We don't recognize him as the president or a legitimate ruler at all.