Washington, Sept. 23 -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Sunday (local time) said that the United States had received a letter from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but dismissed its contents, calling it "full of lies".

"We have seen this letter. Frankly, I think there were a lot of lies that were repeated by Maduro in that letter, and the administration's position on Venezuela has not changed," Leavitt told reporters at the media briefing.

She said the US continues to view the Maduro government as illegitimate and stressed that President Donald Trump remains firm on countering drug trafficking allegedly linked to Venezuela.

"We view the Maduro regime as illegitimate, and the president has clearly shown that he's will...