The US president said he had a “great” conversation with Delcy Rodriguez, who described her first call with Trump as “productive and courteous.”
Trump hails call with Venezuela’s ‘terrific’ interim leader
The US president said he had a “great” conversation with Delcy Rodriguez, who described her first call with Trump as “productive and courteous.”
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez (C) speaks next to President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez (L) and Minister of the Popular Power for Interior Diosdado Cabello after a press conference at the Miraflores
US President Donald Trump held a “very good call” with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Wednesday, the first known contact between them since the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.
Both leaders spoke highly of the phone call, which came as Rodriguez declared on the same day her country was entering into a new era, in her first press conference since taking control of Venezuela.
Rodriguez was Maduro’s vice president since 2018 and was sharply critical of his capture by US forces on January 3, when he was kidnapped amid US strikes on the country, then brought to the US to face trial. However, she has since expressed a willingness to work alongside the Trump administration.
What did Trump and Rodriguez say about the phone call?
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he had a “great conversation” with Rodriguez, whom he hailed as a “terrific person.”
“We are making tremendous progress, as we help Venezuela stabilize and recover.” Trump later wrote on his Truth Social platform, saying the pair discussed topics ranging from oil to minerals, trade and national security.Live TV
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Trump hails call with Venezuela’s ‘terrific’ interim leader
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The US president said he had a “great” conversation with Delcy Rodriguez, who described her first call with Trump as “productive and courteous.”
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Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez (C) speaks next to President of the National Assembly
The call with Trump coincided with Rodriguez (center) declaring that her country was entering into a new era, in her first press conference since becoming interim president of
US President Donald Trump held a “very good call” with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Wednesday, the first known contact between them since the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.
Both leaders spoke highly of the phone call, which came as Rodriguez declared on the same day her country was entering into a new era, in her first press conference since taking control of Venezuela.
Rodriguez was Maduro’s vice president since 2018 and was sharply critical of his capture by US forces on January 3, when he was kidnapped amid US strikes on the country, then brought to the US to face trial. However, she has since expressed a willingness to work alongside the Trump administration.
What did Trump and Rodriguez say about the phone call?
Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he had a “great conversation” with Rodriguez, whom he hailed as a “terrific person.”
“We are making tremendous progress, as we help Venezuela stabilize and recover.” Trump later wrote on his Truth Social platform, saying the pair discussed topics ranging from oil to minerals, trade and national security.
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“This partnership between the United States of America and Venezuela will be a spectacular one FOR ALL,” Trump wrote. “Venezuela will soon be great and prosperous again, perhaps more so than ever before!”
Rodriguez also spoke positively of the call.
“I had a long, productive, and courteous telephone conversation with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, conducted in a framework of mutual respect,” she wrote on Telegram.
