Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said he's cutting off relations with the U.S. and giving American diplomats 72 hours to exit the country. The socialist leader ordered a review of Venezuela's relationship with the U.S. hours after the Trump administration officially recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the nation's interim president. WHO IS JUAN GUAIDO, US-RECOGNIZED INTERIM PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA? A day earlier, Vice President Mike Pence sent a recorded video to Venezuelans referring to Maduro as "a dictator with no legitimate claim to power." On Wednesday Trump recognized 35-year-old Guaido, head of the opposition-controlled congress, as the country's interim president.

Source: Fox News January 23, 2019 20:31 UTC