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FILE - In this April 6, 2019 file photo, Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, right, attends a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela. On Thursday, March 26, 2020, the U.S. Justice Department made public it has charged in several indictments against Venezuelan President Maduro and his inner circle, including Motta, that the leader has effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole billions from the South American country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

FILE - In this April 6, 2019 file photo, Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez, right, attends a pro-government rally in Caracas, Venezuela. On Thursday, March 26, 2020, the U.S. Justice Department made public it has charged in several indictments against Venezuelan President Maduro and his inner circle, including Motta, that the leader has effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole bil…

March 26, 2020

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A defiant Maduro threatens 'cowboy' Trump after drug charge
March 26, 2020 9:06 p.m.

A defiant Maduro threatens 'cowboy' Trump after drug charge

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stood defiant in the face of a $15 million bounty by the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges, calling Donald Trump a “racist cowboy” and warning that he is ready to fight by whatever means necessary should the U.S. and neighboring Colombia dare to invade.