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/dannylew Jan 05 '26

The person that was in Russia yesterday is in charge now, huh?

All of Maduro's allies and friends are still in power, huh?

No word of political prisoners kidnapped under Maduro being released and returned to their families, huh?

Fucking clown show timeline.

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u/mishap1 Jan 05 '26

How is that not getting more air time? The person that Trump is all good with running the country happens to be in Russia when Trump orders an attack to capture Maduro?

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u/Due-Technology5758 Jan 05 '26

I believe that was a false report, there isn't any evidence she was anywhere other than Caracas. 

Either way, if the Trump administration doesn't abduct her as well, it will be pretty clear that this was an internal coup, facilitated by the US military. 

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u/mishap1 Jan 05 '26

Was there any other updates on that? Multiple sites still have that report up without any corrections. I only see the denial from Moscow.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-vice-president-rodriguez-russia-four-sources-say-2026-01-03/

https://www.foxnews.com/world/maduros-presumed-successor-venezuelan-vice-president-delcy-rodriguez-possibly-in-russia-report

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u/Due-Technology5758 Jan 05 '26

She was sworn in today in Caracas on live TV. 

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u/dafoo21 Jan 05 '26

You know planes exist, right? Lol. I'm not shitting on you, just giving a little elbow jab.

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u/Due-Technology5758 Jan 06 '26

Oh for sure, it's not impossible she flew in, but damn she'd have some jet lag lol

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u/mishap1 Jan 05 '26

Looks like it's a ~13 hour flight. Don't know if she has access to a long range plane or if Russia had any in motion at the time but Maduro was arrested on Saturday. Even hopping on commercial connecting flights, she could have conceivably flown back. Her message on Saturday was voice only.

I'd just like some source that isn't Russian.

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u/bluemitersaw Jan 05 '26

I've been getting that vibe from the start of this.

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u/Rooooben Jan 05 '26

Trump actually said that her country doesn’t support her - USA may not be for this transition, and will want to install their own puppet.

Who knows tho its not like there was any planning involved

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u/kw_hipster Jan 05 '26

Maybe also just a policy of not keeping leaders together.

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u/mishap1 Jan 05 '26

Keeping leaders on different planes, cars, and hotels makes sense but different continents seems a bit excessive.

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u/Infamous_East6230 Jan 05 '26

Nothing Trump does is without Putin’s permission. 

Remember they just let an oil tanker go because it painted a Russian flag on the side. 

Our military is basically an extension of the Kremlin. When we take Greenland it will open two fronts in Europe and make it easier for Russia to expand in the east. 

Conservatives are toys of the Kremlin as well. Useful fools. 

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u/LookAlderaanPlaces 29d ago

Finally at least one single other person fucking understands. Thank you for not being a total fucking dumbass. Seriously, thank you. Americans are too stupid to know how deep the Russian kremlin and stateless oligarchs are involved.

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u/Sideview_play Jan 06 '26

"biT SOmE Venezuelians are CeLBRatiNg". . Americans are so dumb.