Trump Administration Announces Measures Aimed At Ending Maduro's Rule In Venezuela

Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Trump Administration announced new measures today aimed at both ending the rule of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and finishing off Cuba's communist regime. The announcement came on the 58th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion. That was the failed Cold War attempt at a counterrevolution that left 13,000 CIA-backed Cuban exiles either killed or captured. NPR's David Welna has the story. DAVID WELNA, BYLINE: At a luncheon this afternoon put on by Bay of Pigs veterans in the Miami suburb of Coral Gables, the keynote speaker was White House national security adviser John Bolton. His message - that the end is near for the Maduro regime in Venezuela. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JOHN BOLTON: The walls are closing in. There is no turning back. The people will prevail. And when they do, we know that Cuba will be next. (APPLAUSE) WELNA: Bolton announced new sanctions against Venezuela's Central Bank aimed at cutting off