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I don't think she knows about Second Abduction, Pip.
I hope she has her travel bag ready: the Blackhawks are coming for her.
I think what we are seeing is Trump telling the truth. Rodriguez is likely a puppet of the US. She is trying to save face to be able to actually prevent popular uprising.
This works for both of them. Trump gets to tell the truth about US influence and control of Venezuela. It's makes him look strong and this is the only message most Americans will hear. And Rodriguez gets to look to be against the occupation; while working closely with the US in reality. And this narrative is what will be pushed heavily in Venezuela.
Maduro heavily armed his supporters. This wasn't meant to actually stop the invasion of Venezuela. It was meant to create insurgent groups of resistance that would put America in another Iraq situation. But the US wasnt deterred by this.
This seems to be an attempt to bring Maduro supporters in line and give the US time to insert their puppets at all meaningful levels of power in Venezuela. (The resistance to occupation part).
At least that's my take on this. The US is in the wrong here. Clearly. But, I'm not going to jump to believe a leader that is only sitting in that position because the US allows them to be. They kidnapped the leader of a foreign nation. You think Rodriguez would be allowed a microphone for anything but the purpose of US imperialism? No.
Do I think this will work? Will it actually stop resistance groups in Venezuela? No, I don't think it will. But only time will tell.
TLDR: Rodriguez is just trying to not look like a complete puppet and trying to save face.
Trump is always playing 4D chess we just can't understand!
Or maybe, just maybe, a guy convicted of 34 counts of fraud only knows how to scam people and doesn't actually know how anything works in the world.
it's makes him look strong
It makes him look like a huge dumbass
Maduro is NOT the only President of Venezuela. Furthermore, I recognize Delcy Rodriguez as the new Venezuelan President. I sincerely wish her the best of luck. Seriously!
this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2026
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