Venezuelan Prime Minister Hugo Chavez called for President Bush to step down as President of the United States, according to the Associated Press.
"He should renounce the presidency if he has any dignity. The president of the United States has failed completely," Chavez said at a natural gas project in the northwest area of Venezuela.
The national appearance was Chavez's first appearance after a speech he made at the United Nations where he called Bush "the devil," according to the AP.
U.S. officials have said Chavez is trying to make the Bush administration a destabilizing force, the AP reported. However, Chavez and other Venezuelan officials have said the U.S. has attempted to dissuade the speeches Chavez made in New York City.
