Overview
- Delcy Rodríguez rejected Trump’s viral, manipulated Wikipedia-style image and asserted that she is the interim president while Nicolás Maduro remains in U.S. custody.
- Trump said the United States is working well with Venezuela’s leadership and indicated he is willing to meet Rodríguez at some point.
- He reiterated that Rodríguez could face consequences if she does not cooperate and said 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil are being moved to the United States.
- A delegation led by Venezuelan diplomat Félix Plasencia visited Washington to discuss restoring diplomatic relations and explore a possible meeting between Rodríguez and Trump.
- The White House confirmed that opposition leader María Corina Machado will meet Trump on Thursday as Washington engages competing Venezuelan factions.