"While Rodriguez kept up a defiant tone in public, the substance of conversations she had had in private with US officials was not clear. In the aftermath of Maduro's abduction on Saturday Donald Trump said the US would run the South American country of 30 million people. On Sunday he warned Rodriguez to heed US wishes. If she doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro, he told the Atlantic."
"The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, spoke to Rodriguez, who told him we'll do whatever you need', Trump told reporters. She, I think, was quite gracious, but she really doesn't have a choice. In the capital, Caracas, senior government and military figures demanded the return of Maduro but pledged support for Rodriguez as a stand-in leader and called for a return to normality."
President Nicolas Maduro was abducted in a shocking operation that prompted US threats of direct control and intervention. The United States maintained a 15,000-strong force in the Caribbean and warned of a possible fresh military intervention if interim president Delcy Rodriguez did not accommodate US demands. Rodriguez publicly condemned Maduro's capture and pledged fealty, but private conversations with US officials remained unclear. US leaders had previously identified Rodriguez as a potential successor and business partner. Venezuelan defence and military figures demanded Maduro's return while endorsing Rodriguez as a stand-in and called for a prompt return to normal economic and civic activity.
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