Overview
- Carrillo told FM Radio Fuego he had a three-year relationship with Rodríguez, calling her the great love of his life.
- Rodríguez is serving as interim president following Nicolás Maduro's capture, a backdrop that has magnified Carrillo's disclosures.
- He rejected claims that Rodríguez betrayed Maduro, describing her as loyal, faithful and courageous in interviews carried by Latin American outlets.
- In a Chilevisión segment recorded in Petare, he insisted Venezuela is not a dictatorship and invited journalists to walk the country’s towns to see conditions firsthand.
- He questioned widely cited migration figures and said many Venezuelans are returning, comments that prompted swift criticism on social media and from entertainment programs.