The U.S.  Department of State  has expelled two Venezuelan diplomats.  It comes one day after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro told the  top U.S. diplomat  and his deputy in Venezuela that they had 48 hours to leave the country.

He accused them of conspiracy against the government.  The State Department said in a statement Wednesday that the accusations against the U.S. diplomats are "unjustified."  The U.S. and Venezuela have been trading punches since Maduro won a second six-year term as  president on Sunday .  Multiple countries, including the U.S., said they wouldn't recognize the  results of the election .

And the U.S. imposed new sanctions against Venezuela on Monday.  In Wednesday's statement, the State Department said the Venezuelan diplomats have 48 hours to leave the U.S.   Additional reporting from  Newsy affiliate CNN .