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Wiz Imp

(9,949 posts)
15. The leader of Venezuela is not a puppet.
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:34 PM
11 hrs ago

She was the Vice President under Maduro and she has called for Maduro's return. She definitely doesn't agree with Trump's policies. But for now, she is appeasing Trump somewhat to keep the job and allow the government to reorganize before strongly standing up to Trump.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn87rv0jdy1o

Under pressure from Trump, Venezuela's new president has aces up her sleeve
A luminous outline of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores loomed over Caracas against the night sky in January. The steady light of hundreds of drones in a show put on by the government in Venezuela, suspended their image in front of the clouds, before rearranging to call for their return: "El pueblo los reclama," they spelled out, "the people want them back".

After a lightning operation by the US to spirit the deposed president and his wife out of the country on 3 January, Venezuela has found itself in limbo.

Despite Delcy Rodríguez, the former vice president and now acting Venezuelan leader, calling for the return of Maduro and Flores, there are no signs that's going to happen. The former first couple are in New York in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center awaiting trial for alleged crimes including drug trafficking, all of which they deny.

Nevertheless, Rodríguez - a Maduro loyalist - must maintain a tricky equilibrium: appealing to her socialist base by continuing to support Maduro through anti-imperialist rhetoric, while at the same time changing policies under pressure from US President Donald Trump, with the threat that she could be following Maduro if she won't comply.

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I have doubts that it will be deposited into the United States Treasury... LakeVermilion 12 hrs ago #1
Well, the peeResident, his family and friends all need to get presents, don't they? erronis 12 hrs ago #3
From the article: markodochartaigh 11 hrs ago #12
I thought 47 said the money was going into his offshore account vapor2 9 hrs ago #27
Boy, we are a classy bunch aren't we.... walkingman 12 hrs ago #2
Thieves Roy Rolling 12 hrs ago #4
The USA is a failed, criminal, terroristic state Mysterian 12 hrs ago #5
Didn't they call that stealing back in the day? greatauntoftriplets 12 hrs ago #6
We. Are. The. Bad. Guys. angrychair 12 hrs ago #7
Wonder if there's any connection to Russia liquidating gold reserves? jmbar2 11 hrs ago #8
100,000,000 gold lapfog_1 9 hrs ago #28
There's something about Doug Burgum Seinan Sensei 11 hrs ago #9
For the narcissist's 3" gold coin? BeneteauBum 11 hrs ago #10
I doubt any of it will be used to pay down the debt Ritabert 11 hrs ago #11
The article says that the gold is for companies. markodochartaigh 11 hrs ago #13
"Trumpco" durablend 10 hrs ago #19
Hope these companies know they'll have to pay it back Deminpenn 6 hrs ago #32
Chump will gladly trade his worthless bitcoins for the real gold from Venezuela FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #14
The leader of Venezuela is not a puppet. Wiz Imp 11 hrs ago #15
Craton Nasruddin 11 hrs ago #16
How many semi-starved Venezuelans would that stolen $100M feed? AloeVera 11 hrs ago #17
Dark triad people??? Amaryllis 10 hrs ago #21
Dark triad LiberalArkie 3 hrs ago #33
Like the Pod People in The Body Snatchers. See reply # 36. nt AloeVera 28 min ago #37
What is the dark triad please? mahina 7 hrs ago #31
A psychological theory of personality involving malevolent traits, hence "dark". AloeVera 30 min ago #36
WEll, there is a lot about these people that makes me think of Voldemort. Amaryllis 38 sec ago #38
They stole it. Iggo 11 hrs ago #18
Actually bragging about their lawlessness. JFC Ferrets are Cool 10 hrs ago #20
International War Crime #1,725. 🎶 "And The Theft Goes On." ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #22
So- we stole it? mahina 10 hrs ago #23
You beat me to this subject line. SharonAnn 10 hrs ago #25
Happy to see it twice. mahina 7 hrs ago #30
So that's what they were after - TBF 10 hrs ago #24
"Brought back" - ie STOLE relayerbob 9 hrs ago #26
You say arrgh, I say aargh BeyondGeography 9 hrs ago #29
Which bathroom is it in at Mar-a-Lago? Vinca 2 hrs ago #34
Kind of like the U.S. Army emptied Iraq's vault and "Brought back" their gold. They said that it was LiberalArkie 1 hr ago #35
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