Delcy Rodríguez Struggles to Hold Post-Maduro Venezuela Together as Trump Calls It a Happy Country
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23
Delcy Rodríguez Struggles to Hold Post-Maduro Venezuela Together as Trump Calls It a Happy Country
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 23
Summary
Delcy Rodríguez is facing rising pressure in post-Maduro Venezuela as her interim government struggles to satisfy Venezuelans, foreign investors and U.S. officials at the same time.
Trump last week called Venezuela “a happy country” enriched by renewed trade with the United States, but the report says that upbeat narrative is colliding with mounting political and economic strains.
Freed from U.S. sanctions, Rodríguez has traveled abroad and highlighted meetings with global leaders, yet those diplomatic gains have not resolved conflicting demands at home and from Washington.
The tensions underscore the fragility of the U.S. plan launched after Nicolás Maduro’s capture in January to turn oil-rich Venezuela into a Washington-backed protectorate.