CARTAGENA, Colombia — Seeking to highlight the growing plight in Venezuela, Vice President Mike Pence on Monday met with people who’ve fled the country to neighboring Colombia. President Trump’s made it very clear we will not stand by while Venezuela collapses into dictatorship,” Pence said, arguing that “a failed state in Venezuela threatens the security and prosperity of our entire hemisphere and the people of the United States. Venezuelan officials have been firing back in a series of statements, with Information Minister Ernest Villegas denouncing U.S.