The individual considered the likely successor to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is currently — a report stated on Saturday.
Four sources with knowledge of Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez’s movements confirmed her whereabouts to Reuters, though the — Russia’s foreign ministry — was claiming the report was “false.”
Earlier that day, Rodriguez made a demand in an audio clip aired on Venezuelan state television that the U.S. provide “proof of life” for Maduro and his spouse — this came after President — stated the two had been apprehended in a —
“We are demanding that President Donald Trump’s administration provide immediate proof of life for President Maduro and the First Lady,” Rodriguez stated, per Reuters.
Trump later posted a photo on Truth Social showing Maduro detained, blindfolded, and holding a water bottle while dressed in gray sweatpants and a sweatshirt on the U.S.S. Iwo Jima. Trump noted that Maduro would subsequently be taken to New York.
Prior to assuming power in 2013 after the passing of then-leader Hugo Chávez, Maduro held the position of —
Jorge Rodriguez — Delcy’s brother and the head of Venezuela’s national assembly — is still in Caracas, three sources —
When asked about Venezuela’s future now that Maduro is no longer in the country, Trump stated during an interview on “Fox & Friends Weekend” that, “we’re making that decision right now.”
“We can’t risk letting someone else take charge and just pick up where he left off. So we’re making that decision now,” Trump told —. “We’ll be very involved in this, and we want to bring liberty to the people. We want to, you know, have a strong relationship. I believe the people of Venezuela are extremely happy because they love the United States. You know, they were essentially governed by a dictatorship or something worse.”
Trump later confirmed during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, that the U.S. would manage Venezuela on a temporary basis.
The individuals likely to succeed Maduro are the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González —
Jorge Jraissati — a Venezuelan and president of the Economic Inclusion Group — told — Digital that “Machado and Gonzalez would take on a transitional government role in Venezuela.
’ Rachel Wolf, Benjamin Weinthal, and Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.