Posted on 01/04/2026 2:14:56 PM PST by DFG
President Donald Trump threatened Venezuela's new leader with a grim fate far worse than ousted dictator Nicolas Maduro.
Trump, who said just hours after arresting Maduro and his wife in Caracas that he preferred hardline socialist Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as Maduro's successor rather than the country's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, appeared to change his tune on Sunday morning.
Now, the commander-in-chief says if Rodriguez 'doesn't do what's right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,' Trump told The Atlantic.
As for the country's future, Trump said: 'You know, rebuilding there and regime change, anything you want to call it, is better than what you have right now. Can’t get any worse.'
Maduro is currently languishing in a New York federal jail after being taken in by US authorities on drug trafficking charges on Saturday.
The Republican leader also addressed rumors that he plans to take over Greenland next.
'We do need Greenland, absolutely,' Trump told the outlet, adding that the Danish territory is 'surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.'
His comments on Greenland come just after Katie Miller, the wife of Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff, Steven Miller, shared a controversial post seemingly calling for the US to take the Arctic island over.
Miller, a conservative podcaster, posted a map of the Danish territory covered by the American flag and simply wrote 'SOON.'
The MAGA ally's threat immediately drew outrage among Greenlanders and Danes who stood up to protect their home, which is known for its untapped mineral wealth and is part of NATO.
For now, Trump said it's up to the world to decide what the US strike on Venezuela means for Greenland.
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LOTS OF “UNTAPPED RESOURCES” IN NEW MEXICO -—START THERE...
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But all of these resources are untouchable without removing the Democratic Party and leftist judges.
Trump is going to have to decide if he's too much of a choirboy to take on America's domestic enemies or see his second term ultimately a failure.
Is this satire?
One can only hope so.
Delcy Rodriguez in the head of Cartel de los Soles now.
Bad idea to have her running Vz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartel_of_the_Suns
“ Bad idea to have her running Vz.”
Worse idea to take it over and fight (and lose) a ten year guerilla war.
If the successor government (with the support of the VZ army) was not negotiated in advance, down to who got how much money, this operation was stupid beyond belief.
Almost as bad as putting Pam Bondi at DOJ.
I got this one figured out:
Trump = World LEO
Pope = Leo
It’s a sign?
Dude ocrats are currently in the process of locking in Virginia forever
Dude ocrats are currently in the process of locking in Virginia forever
Because we know watching Trump that he just lashes out and has no clear objectives of plan to accomplish them. That is why he always fails at everything.
Look up it’s a bird ,it’s a plane no just a Drone , BOOM
Come on....she will NOT be running V for very long!
Trump campaigned for three election cycles of not getting us involved anymore nation building in foreign countries.
LOL!
The US is not getting Greenland unless they / Denmark decide to sell.
Simple as that.
No this threat is a feint to catch Denmark off guard so Trump can get Greenland. Just watch as this goes down!
From your mouth to God’s ear.
“No this threat is a feint to catch Denmark off guard so Trump can get Greenland. Just watch as this goes down!”
I can hardly wait…..the demoncrats/UK/EU and Mette Frederiksen will be screaming into the void!
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