It is probably not the sort of endorsement that US President Barack Obama was expecting to receive less than two months out from the American presidential election.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez – who is also seeking re-election – said he would back Obama in the US presidential elections, Reuters reported.
And if the US leader lived in the Latin American country he would no doubt do the same.
“I hope this doesn’t harm Obama, but if I was from the United States I’d vote for Obama,” Chavez, who is also seeking re-election, told state television today.
“Obama is a good guy … I think that if Obama was from Barlovento or some Caracas neighborhood, he’d vote for Chavez.”
The Associated Press reported that Chavez, who has led the socialist government for 14 years, said he would like to have “normal” relations with the US government.