Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pledged “absolute loyalty” to the Venezuelan people as tensions with the administration of US President Donald Trump continued to rise. Speaking outside the presidential palace on Monday alongside senior officials during a gathering of ruling PSUV party activists, Maduro said he remained committed to the legacy of Hugo Chavez and to defending Venezuela’s sovereignty. “Be sure that just as I swore before the body of our commander Chavez, I swear to you absolute loyalty until beyond when we can live this beautiful and heroic history,” he said.
