Venezuela not 'subjugated' by US: interim president

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez asserted her nation is not "subjugated" following US President Donald Trump's claim of control. Rodriguez stated that Venezuelans fought for their homeland during the January 3rd US assault, which her ...

By AFP | Jan 09, 2026, 06.26 AM IST

FILE - Venezuela's Foreign Relations Minister Delcy Rodriguez gives a news conference after a private meeting with U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Lee McClenny in Caracas, Venezuela, March 2, 2015.

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez insisted Thursday her country was not "subjugated," despite US President Donald Trump's claim to be in charge there after removing her predecessor Nicolas Maduro.

"We are not subordinate or subjugated," Rodriguez said during a ceremony for the 100 Venezuelans that her government says were killed during the US assault.

"Nobody surrendered. There was fighting for the homeland" when the US forces attacked on January 3, she said.

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