- In a different interview, the secretary of state was asked why the US didn’t arrest other members of Maduro’s regime: “It’s very simple,” Rubio replies. “You’re not going to go in and wrap up”, affirming that they “got the top priority”
- Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said on national television that the army gave its backing to Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to act as interim president
- Meanwhile, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due to appear in federal Manhattan court on Monday, a court spokesperson said on Sunday. They are currently detained in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center
- Trump spoke with reporters on his way home late Sunday night from Florida and said Rodriguez is now going to lead the country, but if she does not listen to US guidance, she will face a fate similar to Maduro’s
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Donald Trump has warned Venezuela’s new leader Delcy Rodríguez she could “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if she “doesn’t do what’s right”.
The US accuses Maduro, who is charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences, of running a “narco-terrorist” regime, a claim he denies.
Rodríguez – who served as Maduro’s vice president – adopted a conciliatory tone at her first cabinet meeting on Sunday, offering co-operation with the US. Continue reading…
