Chavez hopes Obama 'forgets about destabilizing countries'
Reuters
2012-11-09
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As Barack Obama looks to four more years in the White House, he's been urged by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to focus on domestic problems.
During a meeting with ministers, Chavez said Obama should reflect on a "divided" America.
He said the U.S. was "socially and economically fractured" and that poverty was growing by the day.
SOUNDBITE: VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ SAYING (Spanish):
"I hope that he reflects, President Obama, I hope. And that he devotes himself to governing his country and forgets about invading peoples and destabilizing countries, etc."
Chavez, who was also recently re-elected, is a harsh critic of the U.S. and its leadership.
In a surprise move in September he endorsed Obama, saying he'd vote for the president if he had the chance.
As Barack Obama looks to four more years in the White House, he's been urged by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to focus on domestic problems.
During a meeting with ministers, Chavez said Obama should reflect on a "divided" America.
He said the U.S. was "socially and economically fractured" and that poverty was growing by the day.
SOUNDBITE: VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ SAYING (Spanish):
"I hope that he reflects, President Obama, I hope. And that he devotes himself to governing his country and forgets about invading peoples and destabilizing countries, etc."
Chavez, who was also recently re-elected, is a harsh critic of the U.S. and its leadership.
In a surprise move in September he endorsed Obama, saying he'd vote for the president if he had the chance.
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