US Sec of State says Venezuela New President Isn’t ?

Hmmmmm?

Is the American Sec of State gonna CHOOSE who leads a sovereign Country?

After the America Government stole the Venezuelan President, by force and violence?

 

As those with memories of the American actions in South America KNOW….

Things often do NOT go how American President’s want in the region….

Trump & Co. ARE dealing with Millions, Cuba, Russia and a LOT of uneasy people there and around the planet…

Again?

Hegseth’s action was the easy part…..

 

Acting Venezuela President Delcy Rodriguez is not the country’s legitimate leader, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday.

Rubio spoke with Rodriguez — Venezuela’s reportedly ruthlessly ambitious vice president who was sworn in to the top office Saturday — after the US conducted a daring military operation to capture dictator President Nicolas Maduro.

The secretary of state said the US will not outright support the Maduro crony staying in power, calling for elections to determine the next leader of the beleaguered South American country.

“This is not about the legitimate president. We don’t believe that this regime in place is legitimate via an election,” Rubio told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. “And that’s not just us. It’s 60-something countries around the world that have taken that view as well.

“Ultimately, legitimacy for their system of government will come about through a period of transition and real elections,” Rubio said. “It’s the reason why Maduro is not just an indicted drug trafficker. He [was an] illegitimate president. He was not the head of state.”

Rubio said the Trump administration plans to leverage its oil quarantine on Venezuela to force Caracas to make changes.

Who is currently in charge in Venezuela? 

Rodriguez, 56, was sworn in as the nation’s acting leader Saturday.

She is a longtime socialist and ally of Maduro alongside her brother Jorge Rodriguez, who presides over Venezuela’s congress.

Rodriguez has been described as a ruthlessly ambitious and Machiavellian politician willing to do whatever is necessary to move up in the ranks, former colleagues and US officials told the Wall Street Journal.

She also maintains a close relationship with Cuba and its intelligence agency, which Maduro relied on to help rule the country and protect himself.

“It looks like she’s assuming the power vacuum, and it is actually in line with the Trump administration’s initial thoughts for why they could work with her, because she was seen as a powerful figure and able to increase oil production even under sanctions,” said Alex Plistsas, an ex-senior US intelligence official and Atlantic Council fellow, to The Post.

“I think there was an idea that she may be somebody who was not only effective, but somebody they could work with.”

But Rodriguez quickly reaffirmed her support for Maduro during a speech Saturday after his capture by US forces. The remarks led Trump to warn the newly appointed president that “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” The Atlantic reported….

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While Maduro is in US custody, his backers, known as the Chavistas, or acolytes of late far-left Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s ideology, are still very much in control of Venezuela. Their grip on the country runs deeper than Rodriguez.

They include Maduro’s allies such as Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López. The loyalists have publicly insisted that Maduro is still in charge of Venezuela despite his arrest.