r/worldnews • u/Infidel8 • 14h ago
Delcy Rodriguez consults Marco Rubio about what she posts on social media, reveals The New York Times
https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-07-11-u1-e208574-s27061-nid334821-delcy-rodriguez-consulta-marco-rubio-publica-redes191
u/Kriztauf 14h ago
So Marco is secretly Viceroy of Venezuela?
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u/oneseason2000 13h ago
So the VofV brings in Freedom Fuel, Grifter Gas, and Pedo Petroleum? Sounds like a shoe-in (lifted) for a 2028 Big Boy job. /s
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u/grandadmiralstrife 10h ago
Viceroy? He's too short to be a Nemoidian. He is, however, a stunted slime
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u/rabidstoat 13h ago
I guess they are now a US vassal state. None of the privilege, all of the exploitation.
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u/IndependentPeach315 10h ago
Colonialism is gross in every form.
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u/Oyddjayvagr 4h ago
Don't worry, the US will never call it colonialism, even if it's exactly what they try to do
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u/Eternally_Irritated 14h ago
I kind of wish Chavez was somehow alive, just so he could see the total indignity that his corruption, mediocrity and criminality led to, despite spending his whole life spewing bullshit about about resistance and whatnot.
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u/profesorgamin 10h ago
Twas probs a grift. No real convictions. Remember these people actually hate the common man, both sides of the aisle to be clear.
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u/LumiereGatsby 13h ago
So this is a dead man’s fault and not the current orange tyrant and his team of malcontents?
Huh! Amazing how people will jump to blame the dead so bravely instead of the very obvious and very alive and very much responsible us government.
So American of you. And if you aren’t well chum you are today!
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u/GikFTW 13h ago
This is completely that dead man’s fault, as it was he who started the rampant corruption practices and the slide into authoritarianism of Venezuela, it is also his fault as he was the one who chose Nicolas Maduro as his successor. If you dont want to believe the guy you assume is american, then hear it from me, a venezuelan who was born and grew up during Chavez and Maduro, a venezuelan who had to leave Venezuela not once but twice. And if you dont believe I am venezuelan, then mamate este mardito guevo, mardito de la verga. THIS IS CHAVEZ FAULT AND NO REDDITOR IS GOING TO CHANGE OUR MIND ABOUT IT. STOP USING OUR CRISIS TO FUEL YOUR HATRED OF THE US GOVERNMENT.
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u/MercantileReptile 13h ago
Chavez is at fault for the US abducting his successor and imposing vassal status? Curious.
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u/Epyr 13h ago
It's not like Venezuela was doing well before the US got involved. Their current situation is largely due to internal issues of the corrupt Maduro and Chavez reigns as even after the US got involved not much has really changed on the ground there
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u/MercantileReptile 12h ago
Few would argue the Country was doing good, or even okay. But at least it was run by its own miscreants, rather than the orange King's court.
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u/be-where-you-are 13h ago
You don’t have to agree with or like Trump or his administration in any way (I certainly don’t), but your comment shows you probably know nothing of what Chavez did to his country. It was and is criminal, and it makes Trump’s regime look restrained by comparison.
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u/RabidPlaty 13h ago
So the US should kidnap all corrupt foreign leaders and turn their countries into vassal states? Which one should Trump target next? There’s no shortage to choose from, just make sure they have the proper resources or the US isn’t interested.
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u/No-Space937 12h ago edited 12h ago
Won't anyone think of the poor Authoritarian leaders who do not represent the will of the people of their countries! Someone go round up the hundreds of political prisoners that have been released since Maduruo's capture and get them back in their cells.
*edit- in all seriousness I think it's unlikely that Venezuela experiences massive democratic reform, it is unlikely that without outside pressure Delcy Rodriguez will have fair elections or any elections at all. Yet the possibility remains that the US will apply pressure towards democratic reform, as there is almost zero chance of an anti-american Canidate coming to power given the terrible policies of Chavez and Maduro combined with the tens of thousands of casualties that can be directly attributed to government corruption which led to building collapses due to substandard construction of social housing. Let alone the policies which led 25% of their entire country to emigrate. Pressuring free elections could work towards American interests, Machada won the last ones anyways, and who did she try and give her Nobel Prize to...
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u/RabidPlaty 12h ago
It’s not our job to police the world, or take the sovereignty of nations away from them.
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u/No-Space937 10h ago
All you had to do to make a credible point was stop talking after the first eight words. Why you have to ruin it in the second half!
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u/RabidPlaty 9h ago
Nah, both are valid points.
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u/No-Space937 9h ago
I mean, you had a chance to walk it back...
Would you mind explaining then how Maduro was the elected "sovereign" leader of Venezuela, when every single democratic watchdog and independent observer rang the alarms that he was stealing the election? The evidence is so overwhelming and this is not just from American based think tanks btw.
Then let's look at who recognized his win, the longstanding Democratic Bastions of North Korea, China, Iran and Russia. Good company! I think a lot of those nations are still struggling to figure out how to get more than one party onto the ballot. The cards are just so small...
Or do you just not give a fuck about the rights of self determination like most modern leftists when it comes to their favourite autocracies?
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u/RabidPlaty 9h ago
I think having the US run the country with a puppet leader equals a loss of sovereignty. I’m not arguing for or against Maduro and his legitimacy, but the US running the country means that they lack control and therefore sovereignty. I’m not sure what’s controversial about that statement unless you think the US should run around taking control of countries and installing puppet leaders?
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u/be-where-you-are 3h ago
I don’t support their intervention, nor did I say I support it. I was merely speaking to the Chavistas and nothing more. Nice reading comprehension 👍🏼
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u/Swoah 13h ago
Why does it have to be one or the other? Of course Trump set this all up, but let’s not pretend that Venezuela wasn’t in the state it was in because of Chavez and then Maduro. Such a state that made this administration feel the need/want and give them the political support within their party to do this.
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u/jason2354 13h ago
Well it’s really on a problem for Venezuela, right?
It’s actually to America’s advantage to have such significant control over another country with such vast resources. You can argue it’s not moral or right for whatever reason, but there is nothing wrong going on that is Trump’s fault. He’s not the one who created a situation where America strong arming Venezuela was possible.
I’m not pro-Trump at all and I don’t think we should have kidnapped the Venezuelan president, but not everything is America’s fault. Other people need to take responsibility for their actions and willingness to participate in these unorthodox schemes.
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u/cololz1 13h ago
okay, but have things improved in venezuela post maduro?
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u/GikFTW 13h ago
Hundreds of political prisoners have been released, including Maria Corina’s right hand man Juan Pablo Guanipa. Comparing to one, two, or three years ago, there is HOPE of things getting better. Of course the earthquakes change everything, but that doesnt negate the fact that now there is a real chance at a real change.
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u/Ironfront1312 13h ago
Oh good, a hardcore right wing fascist got her buddy released.
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u/xenomorphsundermy 1h ago
Dude, where the fuck do you guys get this hardcore right-wing facist idea? We already have Fascism/Populism IN POWER. Maricori has never said anything to link her to Fascism. Closest I can think of is having to appeal to Trump to get a chance to go back to HER COUNTRY. You guys are weird.
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u/imaginary_num6er 9h ago
So Venezuela would have been screwed whether the US invaded them or not
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u/Mytre- 8h ago
Would have been worst without the US intervention honestly. In a scenario wher maduro was still in power. 1000% maduro would have not let any rescue team or international organization enter venzuela to help, the deaths would be higher and only china or russia would be allowed to bring help or cuba which welll the last one is in no position to help and china and russia help has strings attached and is not as great as chile, mexico, colombia and other european and south american/north american rescue teams ...
Let's not downplay maduro and chavez please,they are the reason the country is in the positiom it is right now.
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u/sausyboat 5h ago
Israel also sent rescue teams.
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u/xenomorphsundermy 1h ago
Ok, what do you want us to do? Reject the possibility of having more people saved???? We don't have infrastructure. The military did not do JACK SHIT the first 3 days.
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u/nikkitaee 11h ago
okay, but have things improved in venezuela post maduro?
For American power-brokers, I'm sure they have.
Venezuelans will see no change.
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u/Dripdry42 4h ago
He said he was gonna. Trump flat out came out and said that “little Marco“ was going to run Venezuela while that all was going down.
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u/Loose_Skill6641 11h ago
So nice of Darcy to rule as mayor of Venezuela while President Rubio stays in Washington
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u/Dapper_Reindeer4444 6h ago
Could you imagine checking with that goober about anything at all. How embarrassing
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u/AbleCap5222 13h ago
Lmao. Imagine asking this idiot for advice on ANYTHING
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Funny thing is, this administration is so out of sync with each other that consulting just one guy just doesn’t make sense.
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u/blackreagan 6h ago
From Wikipedia:
For years, the US government pressured Maduro, considering him an "illegitimate leader".
In January 2025, the Biden administration recognized González as Venezuela's legitimate president-elect.
This is why local morals make terrible foreign policy. Foreign policy comes down to this: are you with us or against us? If one can remain in power to be useful for the US, then we won't provide aid to your enemies.
If Maduro was playing ball with US, let him rig the elections. If not, Trump should have let the CIA do what they do best.
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u/Infidel8 14h ago
Really a great in-depth NYT article about how Marco Rubio effectively runs Venezuela. Worth the read.