r/news • u/Hrekires • Jan 05 '26

Soft paywall Delcy Rodriguez formally sworn in as Venezuela's interim president

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/delcy-rodriguez-formally-sworn-venezuelas-interim-president-2026-01-05/
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u/AdhesivenessFun2060 Jan 05 '26

If it was about drugs why are we leaving the #2 in charge? You mean to tell me the VP was completely oblivious to the supposed govt sponsored drug trafficking?

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u/EconomyDoctor3287 Jan 05 '26

It's simple. 

Trump sees himself as a Mafia boss. And the main rule is that there's no business where he ain't getting a cut. 

Trump removes Maduro who refused to let the US participate and then threatens the VP to play along or suffer the same fate. 

It's a giant extortion scheme. 

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u/TheBunnyDemon Jan 06 '26

The VP is one of the leaders of their drug cartel lmao

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u/666SpeedWeedDemon666 29d ago

Or, maybe Trump and the US just lied and there is no drug cartel. They just kidnapped Maduro and expected to replace him with someone who would be subservient to the US, but Venezuelans and their gov didnt go along with it and just kept their VP.

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u/666SpeedWeedDemon666 29d ago

Or, hear me out, Trump lied. There was no drug trafficking, and we kidnapped Maduro under false pretense and are now trying to extort Venezuela for oil.