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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump will kill Rodriguez if she disobeys
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuela-military-delcy-rodriguez-acting-leader-nicolas-maduro/Venezuela's military recognizes Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as acting leader after Maduro's capture
January 4, 2026 / 1:06 PM EST / CBS/AFP
Venezuela's military said it recognizes Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as the country's acting leader after Nicolas Maduro was extracted from Caracas by U.S. forces on Saturday.
Rodriguez, who is next in the presidential line of succession, served as Maduro's vice president since 2018, overseeing much of Venezuela's oil-dependent economy as well as its feared intelligence service. On Saturday, Venezuela's high court ordered her to assume the role of interim president.
President Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. had been in touch with Rodriguez and that "she's essentially willing to do what we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again."
Mr. Trump issued an apparent threat against Rodriguez, telling The Atlantic in an article published Sunday that "if she doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro."
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Trump will kill Rodriguez if she disobeys (Original Post)
dalton99a
Sunday
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So the unelected Trump will dictate what Rodriguez does. How is that an improvement?
Doodley
Sunday
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OhioBack2Blue
(86 posts)1. Women do seem to have his number though...
Do not comply in advance.
Doodley
(11,650 posts)2. So the unelected Trump will dictate what Rodriguez does. How is that an improvement?
Of course when he says, "If she doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price," he is talking about letting the Trump oligarchy have the oil.
dalton99a
(92,179 posts)3. And Trump threatens a punishment worse than prison.
Johonny
(25,506 posts)4. The smart thing to do is arrest every American
In her country and take them hostage. Particularly any Chevron executive in the country.
Iran 1970s all over. Her safety depends on taking Americans hostage.
SSJVegeta
(2,348 posts)5. A 1970s style hostage crisis could end this admin
Gaugamela
(3,252 posts)6. Trump is such a pissant wannabe mobster. The real mob would roast him alive.
3Hotdogs
(15,041 posts)7. Don't order no tea when you are dining ou --- better yet. Don't drink no tea at all.
It ain't good for ya.
ColoringFool
(260 posts)8. "She will be going through some things."