Venezuela’s Military Recognises Maduro’s Vice President As Acting President
Venezuela’s military acknowledged Delcy Rodriguez, Nicolas Maduro’s deputy, as the country’s interim leader on Sunday, after US soldiers detained the former president and brought him to trial.
In the midst of uncertainty following the dramatic capture of the socialist president, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez appeared to support Rodriguez.
However, US President Donald Trump had previously indicated that she was a figure with whom Washington might cooperate.
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez met with the country’s cabinet of ministers following the abduction of Nicolas Maduro.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 5, 2026
She has expressed willingness to work with the US, while Donald Trump warned of serious consequences if she fails to cooperate. pic.twitter.com/UYkGgOTMCa
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 5, 2026
The Acting President of the Venezuelan regime Delcy Rodriguez just posted this picture and the message:
“We invite the U.S. government to work jointly on a cooperation agenda” pic.twitter.com/NR61cDxwmM
Padrino gave a statement on television supporting a Supreme Court decision that installed Rodriguez as interim president for 90 days.
He also urged Venezuelans to resume their normal lives, addressing less than two days after US strikes jolted the capital, Caracas and special forces apprehended Maduro and his wife.
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Padrino called it a “cowardly kidnapping” and said that some of Maduro’s bodyguards, as well as Venezuelan military officers and citizens, were executed “in cold blood.”
After abducting Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, Trump is now threatening Venezuela's new acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) January 5, 2026
Like an imperial mafia boss, Trump said: "If she doesn’t do what’s right" (read: give Venezuela's oil to US corporations) "she is going to pay a very… pic.twitter.com/C1VFcwkZCe
Venezuelan officials have yet to provide an official toll for those injured or killed in the US operations.
The streets of Caracas were desolate and calm on Sunday, with many businesses closed and moderate lines at several shops and pharmacies.
“I call on the people of Venezuela to resume their activities of all kinds, economic, work and education, in the coming days. The homeland must follow its constitutional course,” Padrino said.
Venezuela’s Military Recognises Maduro’s Vice President As Acting President
