Trump said that Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, would help the United States run Venezuela. She quickly said the opposite.
Trump said Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president and would act as a partner in letting the United States run the country.
“She’s essentially willing to do what we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again,” he said.
Less than two hours later, Ms. Rodríguez — who was Nicolás Maduro’s vice president — delivered a televised address to Venezuela that made clear she viewed the United States as an illegal invader that must be rejected.
There is a possibility that Maduro would be ‘returned’, with an ‘understanding’ to line Trump’s pockets. Delcy might be hedging here - she can either fall in line behind Maduro when the time comes, or push back and be recognized by Venezuelans as truly legitimate.
that is exactly what’s going on here.