Acting President Delcy Rodríguez Held Dialogue with Donald Trump
Rodríguez emphasized that the dialogue took place within a “framework of mutual respect” and addressed a “bilateral work agenda for the benefit of our people, as well as pending issues” in the relationship between the two governments.
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, confirmed a “long, productive, and courteous” telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Photo: Presidential Press Office
January 14, 2026 Hour: 6:56 pm
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Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, confirmed on Wednesday, January 14, that she had a “long, productive, and courteous” telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, while constitutional president Nicolás Maduro remains kidnapped in New York since January 3.
In a message posted on social media, Rodríguez emphasized that the dialogue took place within a “framework of mutual respect” and addressed a “bilateral work agenda for the benefit of our people, as well as pending issues” in the relationship between the two governments.
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The president’s confirmation came hours after Donald Trump informed the press about a “great conversation” with the Venezuelan leader, without offering further details about its content. Trump, who has spoken positively about Rodríguez on several occasions, stated that she is “a terrific person” and that his administration has “worked very well” with her.
These exchanges are taking place in a context of high tension, generated by the military attack carried out by the United States on January 3 against Venezuelan territory, in which at least 100 people were killed. This operation, under the pretext of fighting narcoterrorism, culminated in the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, who were illegally taken to the United States. Delcy Rodríguez assumed the acting presidency on January 5, following Maduro’s arrest.
In the previous week, Trump had already told the media that he and his team got along “extremely well with the people who run Venezuela,” and had not ruled out a meeting with the current leader. However, the US president has consistently declared his control over the destiny of the Bolivarian nation, even going so far as to publish an image in which he proclaimed himself “interim president” of Venezuela.
In response to these assertions, Delcy Rodríguez reiterated her authority and the legitimacy of the Venezuelan government on Monday, January 12. “I’ve seen cartoons on Wikipedia about who’s in charge in Venezuela. Well, here we have a government that’s in charge in Venezuela, here we have an acting president, and here we have a president being held hostage in the U.S.,” she declared, referring to the situation of Nicolás Maduro.
The U.S. military aggression that resulted in the kidnapping of President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores directly affected Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira. The Venezuelan government described Washington’s actions as a “very serious military aggression” and warned that its objective is none other than “to seize Venezuela’s strategic resources, particularly its oil and minerals, attempting to forcibly break the nation’s political independence.”
Currently, President Nicolás Maduro and the First Lady remain illegally detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. In his first hearing before the US Justice system, in the Southern District Court of New York, Maduro claimed to be a prisoner of war and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Author: HGV
Source: Telesur
