The statement was made during his annual speech on the State of the Union, delivered before the two chambers of Congress and guests, the third of his mandate, in which he insisted that the US wants to "help" to restore "democracy", in Ignorance of the legitimate governments of Venezuela, as well as of Cuba and Nicaragua elected by the direct vote of the majority of these peoples.
In fact, at the time of his appearance before Congress, Trump again expressed his appreciation to the self-proclaimed "interim president" of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó , deputy to the National Assembly in contempt, linked to the Colombian paramilitary band Los Rastrojos and denounced for plots of Corruption over the use of funds from the alleged humanitarian aid provided by the United States Agency for International Development and governments of other countries to the Venezuelan nation and the irregular handling of assets of national companies Citgo and Monómeros.
In his words, Donald Trump said his country defends freedom in the Western Hemisphere.
At the beginning of last January, at a press conference, the United States special envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams , said his country was evaluating the imposition of more sanctions on the South American nation and that Washington would increase diplomatic and economic aid from 400 million dollars approved by Congress, to the radical Venezuelan opposition led by the self-proclaimed Guaidó .
On the other hand, Trump before Congress justified that his Government reverse the diplomatic approach with Cuba initiated by the previous administration of Barack Obama (2009-2017), which he described as a failed policy, despite the fact that, according to surveys, the Most Americans support the development of better bilateral ties, and many sectors advocate the lifting of the economic and commercial blockade imposed on the island for more than 50 years, intensified by the President of the United States.