Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump after he shared a manipulated image on Monday portraying himself as the "acting president" of Venezuela, saying the country remains under Venezuelan authority and that its elected leader is being held in the United States.
"I've seen caricatures on Wikipedia about who rules Venezuela," Rodríguez said. "Well, here there is a government that governs Venezuela. Here there is an interim president, and there is a president held hostage in the United States," she added, referring to Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by U.S. forces on January 3 and transferred to New York to face narcotrafficking charges.
