DELCY Rodriguez, who served asVice President to Nicolas Maduro and has vowed to work with the Trump administration, was sworn in as interim President of Venezuela in the country’s Parliament building. Rodriguez was sworn in by her brother, National Assembly leader Jorge Rodriguez. “I come with sorrow for the suffering inflicted upon the Venezuelan people following an illegitimate military aggression against our homeland,” she said with her right hand up. Meanwhile, gunfire was heard near Venezuela’s presidential palace, media reports said.

 

Venezuelan Government buildings were evacuated on Monday (local time) amid the incident. The situation was under control, according to a source close to the Government. The source added that unidentified drones flew over the presidential palace in central Caracas, prompting security forces to open fire in response. Earlier on Monday, US President Donald Trump said that Venezuela will not hold elections in the next 30 days. “We have to fix the country first. You can’t have an election.

 

There’s no way the people could even vote,” Trump said in an interview with NBC News.Trump identified a number of his team members, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Vice President JD Vance, who will help oversee US intervention in Venezuela.