U.S. intelligence reports have raised doubts about whether interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez will cooperate with the Trump administration by formally cutting ties with U.S. adversaries, four people familiar with the reports said in recent days. Rodriguez, whose swearing-in ceremony was attended by representatives of those countries early this month, has yet to publicly announce such a move.
The Trump administration does not see an immediate alternative to working with Rodriguez, given it has publicly backed her so strongly, two of the sources said. But U.S. officials are developing contacts with senior military and security officials in case they decide to change their approach, a source briefed on Venezuela policy said.
The recent intelligence reports also found that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is well-liked by the White House and is considered a longer-term option for a leadership position in Venezuela.
Trump told reporters last week he wanted Machado “involved” in the country’s leadership, without providing details. The separate source briefed on Venezuela policy suggested that for now, Machado could be considered for an advisory role but no firm decision had been made.
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This article is a great example of geopolitics meta.
Now she knows that the US suspects that she may not be all in. How she reacts next will be very telling of how much she’s willing to help the US. Another extraction wouldn’t be hard since most of the air defenses are gone and there’s some political opposition lady that has been sucking up hard to Trump wanting a shot at being president of Venezuela.
There’s not a lot of choices for the interim president right now. Either get abducted in the night by big bad aliens with next gen energy weapons or comply with the US guidance and continue to be president of Venezuela. The choice seems easy.
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U.S. intelligence reports have raised doubts about whether interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez will cooperate with the Trump administration by formally cutting ties with U.S. adversaries, four people familiar with the reports said in recent days. Rodriguez, whose swearing-in ceremony was attended by representatives of those countries early this month, has yet to publicly announce such a move.
The Trump administration does not see an immediate alternative to working with Rodriguez, given it has publicly backed her so strongly, two of the sources said. But U.S. officials are developing contacts with senior military and security officials in case they decide to change their approach, a source briefed on Venezuela policy said.
The recent intelligence reports also found that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is well-liked by the White House and is considered a longer-term option for a leadership position in Venezuela.
Trump told reporters last week he wanted Machado “involved” in the country’s leadership, without providing details. The separate source briefed on Venezuela policy suggested that for now, Machado could be considered for an advisory role but no firm decision had been made.
This article is a great example of geopolitics meta.
Now she knows that the US suspects that she may not be all in. How she reacts next will be very telling of how much she’s willing to help the US. Another extraction wouldn’t be hard since most of the air defenses are gone and there’s some political opposition lady that has been sucking up hard to Trump wanting a shot at being president of Venezuela.
There’s not a lot of choices for the interim president right now. Either get abducted in the night by big bad aliens with next gen energy weapons or comply with the US guidance and continue to be president of Venezuela. The choice seems easy.