Maduro says US, Musk ‘at the forefront’ of coup attempt

Both Washington and the tech tycoon supported the opposition candidate in Venezuela’s presidential election

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday accused the US and American entrepreneur Elon Musk of attempting to orchestrate a coup in the country.

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday declared Maduro the winner of the country’s presidential election, announcing that with 80% of ballots counted, he had secured more than 51% of the vote...