Trump says Venezuela is still not ready to hold elections
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Donald Trump said Venezuela is not yet ready to hold elections because political change after Nicolás Maduro’s departure remains recent.
- He said the country is still recovering from what he called a “ruthless dictatorship” and praised Delcy Rodríguez’s work.
Donald Trump said Venezuela is still not ready to hold elections, arguing that the political change following Nicolás Maduro’s departure happened too recently.
He said the country was still recovering from what he described as a “ruthless dictatorship.” Trump added that Venezuela needed time before it could organize elections.
ruthless dictatorship
Trump also praised Delcy Rodríguez, saying she was doing “an excellent job” and was highly respected.
Delcy, as you know, is doing an excellent job. She is highly respected.
Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.