politics
January 27, 2026
Government of Venezuela obeys its people, does not accept external orders
The acting president of the Bolivarian Republic emphasized that Venezuela "is not afraid of relations of respect with the United States"
TL;DR
- Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez stated the government obeys only the Venezuelan people and rejects external orders.
- Rodriguez called statements from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 'irrelevant and offensive'.
- Venezuelan diplomat Yvan Gil Pinto accused the US of military aggression against civilian and military facilities in Caracas.
- Venezuela declared a state of emergency.
- US President Donald Trump confirmed an attack on Venezuela and stated President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were removed from the country.
- Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in a US Federal Court.
- Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela's interim president.
- Trump announced that Washington would 'run' Venezuela in the interim.