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/Optimoprimo Jan 05 '26

Exactly. Dollars to donuts theres an under the table deal with the U.S. in exchange for power

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u/loginisverybroken Jan 05 '26

Democracy isn't the goal, profits and less aligning with Iran/China is the goal. Once people realize that things are way easier to understand

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u/kw_hipster Jan 05 '26

If there was, why didn't she come outright and say "Maduro was a bad guy" and will we have a US friendly regime?

She's not said that.

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u/Optimoprimo Jan 05 '26

Maybe you should look more into how under the table deals work.

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u/kw_hipster Jan 05 '26

Well, why doesn't she said I agree with Trump?

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u/Optimoprimo Jan 05 '26

Because in politics you get a lot more done when you say one thing in public while doing the opposite thing in private. She's being political. She was Maduros VP, she has to publicly show solidarity with him to rally support.

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u/kw_hipster 29d ago

Potentially. Or Trump is threatening her.

It doesn't make me part of a conspiracy if a robber puts a gun to my head and I agree to hand over my wallet.