Trump calls Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez ‘terrific,’ meets opposition the next day |
United States President Donald Trump spoke to Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez and described her as a “terrific person” in a phone call on Wednesday. He went on to meet with opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House on Thursday.
In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump said his phone call with Rodríguez was “very good.”
“We are making tremendous progress, as we help Venezuela stabilize and recover,” he wrote, adding that they discussed topics including oil, minerals, trade, and national security.
Trump said there was a “spectacular” partnership between the countries.
“Venezuela will soon be great and prosperous again, perhaps more so than ever before!” he wrote.
In a press conference, Trump called Rodríguez “a terrific person” and said that his administration is “getting along really well with Venezuela.”
Rodríguez took office in Venezuela after a U.S. strike there earlier this month,........