United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on announced that the United States will be revoking visas from individuals “responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Guyana.”

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Jim Risch (R-Idaho) in a tweet shortly after the announcement said “I applaud @StateDept’s actions today to hold accountable Guyanese officials who have undermined democracy & delayed results from #Guyana’s March elections.”

He added that “it’s long past time Guyanese authorities begin a democratic transition of power that reflects the confirmed results.”
Risch had previously joined other US Senators calling on President David Granger to honour the will of the Guyanese people and concede defeat at the March 02 polls.

They had also dispatched a letter to the President on May 12th encouraging a free, fair, and transparent recount of the presidential election.