General Discussion

IOW they're saying they recognize her as the legally-valid current leader. Just like if Trump were suddenly kidnapped from the USA by hostile forces, the military would immediately recognize Vance as being the current Commander in Chief. But that's not quite the same idea as "putting her in charge".

The point that she probably needs to act in a way that keeps the military from pulling a coup against her is still a valid one, however. That may already be in the cards however. The US has been meddling there for a long time, under D and R admins, and when the USA acts in Central/South America regime changes, the preferred outcome is always for some US-friendly right-wing generalissimo (nearly always male) to grab power there. I'd bet money our regime has already ID'd their preferred new dicktator, and going by history, Maduro's female VP is not going to maintain power there for very long.