Trump on Venezuela: ‘They Are Not Ready yet for Elections, but at some Point They Will Be’
Trump said presidential elections are not imminent and praised Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela faces political turmoil and earthquake recovery efforts.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump told reporters that Venezuela is "not ready yet" for elections, though he noted they will happen at some point following the U.S. ouster of former President Nicolás Maduro.
- U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio outlined a three-phase stabilization plan for Venezuela, which includes strict financial oversight and disbursing funds only after approving monthly government budgets.
- After 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on June 24, the Trump administration provides aid amid 190 collapsed buildings and a humanitarian crisis.
- Trump claimed he is "very popular" in Venezuela and cited progress in oil sales, referencing his past ownership of the Miss Universe organization to explain his familiarity with the country.
- The administration announced tariffs on 60 economies late Thursday, including measures against Mexico and Canada, describing these as "very standard tariffs" despite expiring stopgap 10% rates.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said that while Venezuela has made "many advances" since January 3, when it was displaced from power Nicolás Maduro, "it is not yet ready" to call elections. "But there has been a lot of progress," said the mogul to the press in the White House's Oval Office. "At some point they will be (ready for the elections), and we will be on top of that." Meanwhile, the "president in charge," Delcy Rodriguez, "has been doing a f…
Donald Trump wants the U.S. to continue to mark the course of politics in Venezuela and leaves any possibility of elections on the air
Washington, United States. Venezuela is not yet ready for elections but has made “many progress,” US President Donald Trump said this Friday. President Delcy Rodríguez assumed power provisionally in January, following the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro, now imprisoned in New York awaiting trial.The opposition demands that negotiations for the call for elections be accelerated.“As far as the elections in Venezuela are concerned, they are not yet rea…
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