Quotes from Juan Guaido

President Trump's leadership has been very important to this effort of restoring democracy to Venezuela.

Today, January 23, 2019, I swear to formally assume the powers of the national executive as president in charge of Venezuela.

In Venezuela, we either accept domination, total oppression and torture... from Maduro's regime, or we choose freedom, democracy, and prosperity for our people.

We will stay in the streets until we have freedom for Venezuela.

Doing politics in Venezuela is a risk, and you can pay with your life.

My ascension as interim president is based on Article 233 of the Venezuelan Constitution, according to which, if at the outset of a new term there is no elected head of state, power is vested in the president of the National Assembly until free and transparent elections take place.

The most important element for any economy is confidence.

The sanctions have been a key element in making sure that those who have violated human rights and are guilty of corruption have a clear consequence to their actions. They have also been key to helping protect the assets of the Venezuelan people.