Posted on 02/02/2026 9:55:52 AM PST by Rummyfan
During Thursday's cabinet meeting, Donald Trump mentioned that he'd spoken with his little Venezuelan pawn, "acting President" Delcy Rodríguez, and that the call had gone well. We later found out that they talked for a quite a while, at least half an hour, and that both Trump and Marco Rubio were on the phone.
The actions that have followed in the few days since sort of give you an idea of exactly how that phone call went down. I'm guessing Trump may have reminded her that there could easily be a "second wave."
First of all, Ms. Delcy has dialed down her rhetoric. While she did issue a formal communiqué on Friday, condemning the United States for placing tariffs on anyone who gives Cuba oil — you can't let the Chavista hardliners know you went full MAGA — she's taken a break from her usual anti-U.S. speeches.
Even Diosdado Cabello, the second-most powerful man in the regime and the country's "Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace," which is a fancy way of saying the guy who handles the repression, torture, and paramilitary groups, is acting a bit more well-behaved in recent days. Then again, you probably would too if the U.S. had a $25 million bounty on your head.
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But more importantly, beyond the rhetoric, or lack thereof, there's a lot of action happening.
Also on Thursday, Rodríguez signed a reform bill overhauling the oil sector, reversing state control and opening it to privatization and foreign investment. As I mentioned last week, her brother, Jorge, was already talking about this publicly as if he was reading from a script Trump had given him, but it became official on Thursday.
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they informed Diosdado where the lumpy club he likes to pose with will end up if he does not cooperate
And Rodríguez of the chain of command.
Trump is simultaneously bringing down three stubborn dictatorships. Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran. They are talking to the Ortegas, so maybe Nicaragua too. Forget the Nobel Peace Prize, they’ll have to invent another one just for him.
“””Forget the Nobel Peace Prize, they’ll have to invent another one just for him.”””
The Godfather prize.
I just figured it out. President Trump's Presidential Library should be the entire United Nations building.
Kick those freedom hating degenerates out!
The "new" United Nations should be a few large tents on the coast of the Mediterranean, in Gaza.
No limos, no catering. Let's see who really wants to show up and "talk."
“his little Venezuelan pawn“
The author was probably crying when she wrote this.
GREAT article & videos. Thanks.
“Forget the Nobel Peace Prize, they’ll have to invent another one just for him.”
The President Donald J Trump Prize?
“Trump’s Presidential Library should be the entire United Nations building.”
😁 That would be delicious!
Margaret Brennan has the IQ of tapioca. Why they continue to keep her is beyond me.
JD Vance said it best, “Margaret, do you even listen to yourself when you talk?”
That Must Have Been One Heck of a Phone Call
Agreed. It has become a meaningless gesture
. If offered I hope he tells them to stick it. Or accept and donate the million to a worthy cause.
Then publish a pic of it in the trash.
I like having Rubio there. He speaks the language, so they can’t get ANYTHING by them.
Randcid Paul to cry in 3...2...1...
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