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The Latest: Trump urges Venezuela to release Lopez

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):

7:25 p.m.

President Donald Trump is calling on Venezuela to let jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez "out of prison immediately."

The president tweeted the message along with a photo of himself, Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Marco Rubio and Lilian Tintori, Lopez's wife, in the Oval Office Wednesday evening.

The President and first lady Melania Trump are hosting Rubio and his wife for dinner at the White House.

Trump's call for Lopez's release follows the administration's decision to slap sanctions on Venezuela's vice president for his alleged role as a major international drug trafficker.