Elliot Abrams, President Donald Trump’s former special representative for Venezuela, “voiced incredulity” over the president’s Venezuela policy, NBC News reports.Trump earlier this month announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife at their home in Caracas by a team of “elite troops” from the United States. Following the U.S. operation, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez became interim President of Venezuela.According to NBC News, Abrams described a lack of incentive for Rodríguez “to steer the country toward democracy, given that an election could result in her ouster and possible imprisonment.”Abrams, who served as the U.S. special representative for Venezuela and Iran during Trump’s first term, described his surprise at the U.S. decision to retain Rodríguez in a leadership role.“We’re undermining the democratic forces” in Venezuela, Abrams said.“I don’t like the way this is being done at all — leaving the regime in place and relying on Delcy Rodríguez in charge of the country and believing that she will bring change,” he added.Veteran diplomats are likewise “[questioning] the wisdom of leaving Rodríguez in place, as opposed to elevating a member of the opposition, possibly María Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year.”Trump, according to the report, told NBC News he’s effectively running Venezuela now.“When Trump says he’s running Venezuela, he means that his team is directing Rodríguez, making sure her government is delivering needed services on time, said a former U.S. government official familiar with the situation,” NBC News reports.Read the full report here.
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