Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, responded on Monday to the occupant of the White House, Donald Trump, after he shared a manipulated Wikipedia page on his social media accounts that described him as “interim president” of the Latin American country following the Washington-led attack that left a hundred dead and resulted in the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro.
“I’ve seen some caricatures on Wikipedia about who’s in charge in Venezuela. Well, there is a government in charge in Venezuela. Here we have an acting president, and there’s a president being held hostage in the United States,” she stated from the state of La Guaira, where she was overseeing the resumption of classes after the US military operation.
Rodríguez took the opportunity to “reiterate and reaffirm the sovereignty and independence of Venezuela.” She also added that they are “advancing in international relations based on respect within the framework of international law to uphold and protect the rights” of Venezuela.
The image, to which Trump added no comment, indicates that he has been “interim president” of Venezuela since January, when he “assumed” the position after stating, following the capture of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, that the United States would be in charge of managing the country’s affairs.
Maduro’s capture led the then-vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to assume the role of acting president, while Trump said on Friday that he “canceled a planned second wave of attacks” against Venezuela due to the “cooperation” shown by the authorities of the South American country since then.
