Trump backs Maduro loyalist over Venezuela opposition leader in post-capture transition
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Trump administration engages Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela's interim president after Nicolás Maduro's removal, sidelining opposition leader María Corina Machado.
The approach sidelined María Corina Machado, the opposition leader who claims the strongest popular mandate and international profile, while elevating Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s vice president and a central figure in the outgoing regime.
Administration officials and outside analysts say the shift reflects a calculated effort to avoid a power vacuum and maintain control during a fragile transition, even as it complicates Washington’s longstanding support for Venezuela’s democratic opposition.
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