Trump was advised to support Maduro’s allies in Venezuela, instead of the opposition – the media

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The Wall Street Journal learned that, according to the CIA’s assessment, high-ranking officials of the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela, including Vice President Delsey Rodriguez, were considered the best prepared to lead the interim government in Caracas, which became one of the decisive factors in the decision of the head of the White House.

Source: “European truth” with a link to the publication

Details: The CIA analysis was a factor in Donald Trump’s decision to back Maduro’s Vice President Delsy Rodriguez over opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado, according to two newspaper sources.

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The assessment gives insight into Trump’s decision not to support the opposition’s bid to take control of Venezuela after the US military operation to capture Maduro last week and bring him to the US for trial. As during his first term, Trump was convinced that short-term stability in Venezuela could only be maintained if Maduro’s successor was supported by the country’s armed forces and other elites.

The report was presented to Trump in the final weeks before the US operation in Venezuela.

The intelligence report names Rodriguez and two other senior officials in the Venezuelan regime as possible interim rulers who could maintain order. People familiar with the assessment did not name the other two officials, but besides Rodriguez, the two most influential figures are Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino. However, both candidates face US criminal charges similar to those against Maduro and are unlikely to cooperate with Washington.

The report concluded that Edmundo González, widely seen as the de facto winner of the 2024 election against Maduro, and Machado would struggle to gain legitimacy as leaders.

Prehistory:

• Trump has previously expressed his support for Machado. But privately, the US president was wary of supporting Venezuela’s opposition after concluding it had failed to deliver during his first term, said Juan Cruz, who was then the White House’s top Latin American policy official.
• Earlier it was reported that Donald Trump refused to support the leader of the democratic opposition of Venezuela Maria Corina Machado, in particular because of her decision to accept the Nobel Peace Prize.
• It will be recalled that the USA has declared that it will temporarily govern Venezuela until a democratic transition of power is achieved.
• Trump also admitted that the United States could conduct a second military operation in Venezuela if Acting President Delsey Rodriguez does not cooperate with American officials.

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