{"id":39252,"date":"2026-01-05T08:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=39252"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:06:19","slug":"trump-warns-new-venezuelan-leader-as-maduro-set-to-appear-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/trump-warns-new-venezuelan-leader-as-maduro-set-to-appear-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BBC:<\/strong> Donald Trump has warned Venezuela’s new leader Delcy Rodr\u00edguez she could “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if she “doesn’t do what’s right”.<\/p>\n

His comments to US magazine The Atlantic came as the country’s deposed president Nicol\u00e1s Maduro was set to appear in a New York court on Monday.<\/p>\n

The US accuses Maduro, who is charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences, of running a “narco-terrorist” regime, a claim he denies.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has insisted the US is not at war with Venezuela, after air strikes in Caracas on Saturday led to Maduro and his wife being taken into custody and transported to the US.<\/p>\n

Some Democratic lawmakers said the operation was an “act of war”.<\/p>\n

In an interview with The Atlantic on Sunday, Trump said of Rodr\u00edguez: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.”<\/p>\n

He added that for Venezuela,”Regime change, anything you want to call it, is better than what you have right now. Can’t get any worse”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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