Trump is misjudging Maduro’s successor
In the chaotic aftermath of Operation Absolute Resolve – the early morning extraction of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores from their Caracas fortress – Washington is buzzing with a dangerous level of cognitive dissonance. Over the weekend, President Trump characterised Maduro’s successor, Delcy Rodriguez, as ‘gracious’ and ‘willing to do what is necessary to make Venezuela great again’. By
