Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Friday condemned newly sworn in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying that the late Hugo Chavez’s chosen successor’s rise to power is a violation of the country’s own constitution. Rubio then called on the Obama administration to “immediately condemn this unconstitutional act and urge our democratic partners in the Western Hemisphere to do the same.”
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