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Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez Breaks Silence After US Strikes, Demands Proof Of Life And Immediate Release Of Maduro

January 3, 2026

Venezuela's power trio emerged on state broadcaster VTV Saturday morning—Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello—their first sighting after US Delta Force snatched President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas. Rodríguez, next in succession line, phoned in audio demands: "We demand immediate proof of life from the government of President Donald Trump regarding... Maduro and the first lady." She accused strikes of killing officials, troops, civilians across Caracas, Miranda, Aragua, La Guaira. Padrino López blasted "criminal military aggression...

Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez Breaks Silence After US Strikes, Demands Proof Of Life And Immediate Release Of Maduro

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missiles and rockets from combat helicopters" on Fuerte Tiuna base and beyond.
Cabello urged street rallies for Chavismo, decrying oil-grab plot.
No word on Maduro's Russia-rumored hideout, but VTV looped defiance as power flickered south Caracas. Holdouts Rally Amid ChaosRodríguez invoked Maduro's "instructions" for mobilization, her France-educated poise steady post-reforms stabilizing economy pre-strikes.
Brother Jorge, Assembly head, Telegrammed her oil-seizure claims.
Padrino, longest-serving defense chief, vowed armed forces stand firm despite no raid resistance. Cabello, repression czar and Chavista rival, TV-ranted unity sans fortress breach details.

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Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez Breaks Silence After US Strikes, Demands Proof Of Life And Immediate Release Of Maduro

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Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez Breaks Silence After US Strikes, Demands Proof Of Life And Immediate Release Of Maduro

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