China News 1st, January 4th. According to foreign media reports, U.S. President Trump held a press conference on the local time of the 3rd to introduce the U.S. military strike against Venezuela. When answering questions from journalists, Trump said that people would be sent to manage Venezuela.
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Subsequently, a journalist asked Trump who would take control of Venezuela. As he spoke, Trump pointed to himself and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, saying, "For a period of time, the rulers of Venezuela will mainly be these people behind me."
Trump also said that it would be very difficult for the opposition leader of Venezuela, Machado, to become the leader of Venezuela, because Machado "does not receive support or respect within Venezuela."
The New York Times reporter Kulumanyev previously analyzed that if the Maduro regime is overthrown, according to the Venezuelan constitution, power would be transferred to the vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, who is responsible for economic policy. However, it remains unclear who will ultimately take control.
Venezuelan opposition believes that the exiled politician Edmundo Gonzalez is the "legitimate president." After the U.S. military launched an attack on Venezuela and the operation to "arrest" the president Maduro and his wife, the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado issued a statement on the 3rd, calling on Venezuelans to "be prepared for mobilization, and we will soon inform you of the specific details."
She called on the military to recognize Edmundo Gonzalez Urrieta, the opposition leader who competed with Maduro in the last election, as the "legitimate president" of Venezuela.
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