Trump is misjudging Maduro’s successor
From our UK edition
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 Sunday, the President was warning she would pay a ‘bigger price than Maduro’ if she fails to cooperate. I believe that Trump is displaying a fundamental misunderstanding of the ‘Honduran Blueprint’ he is currently following.
