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Delcy Rodriquez became Acting President after the [[U.S.]] abduction of [[President Nicolas Maduro]]. Rodriquez comes from a prominent Venezuelan political family. Her father, Jorge Antonio Rodriguez was [[torture]]d to death in 1976 by the Venezuelan internal security service (DISIP) of the U.S.-backed regime.<ref>[https://en.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/general/Jorge-Rodriguez-Sr.%27s-silence-was-the-expression-of-what-was-to-come./ Jorge Rodríguez Sr.'s silence was the expression of what was to come], Aura Torrealba, ''Últimas Noticias'', 25 July 2025. en.ultimasnoticias.com.ve</ref><ref>[[FOIA]] Release: FURTHER EFFECTS OF THE DEATH OF JORGE RODRIGUEZ ON THE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS OF OCTAVIO LEPAGE AND THE VENEZUELAN SECURITY SETUP. [[CIA]] Reading Room. November 27, 2017. https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/06708819</ref><ref>[https://www.maryferrell.org/php/cryptdb.php?id=WKSCARLET-1 Cryptonym: WKSCARLET-1], [[Mary Ferrell Foundation]].</ref> In 2022 Rodriguez commented, "The same forces who disappeared people, who tortured and murdered when they were in power, is the same opposition that has not changed its behavior but points to us as the violators of [[human rights]]".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/reel/1534011751152980</ref> Her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, is the current President of the National Assembly of Venezuela. The two were aged 6 and 10 at the time of their father's murder.

Delcy Rodriquez became Acting President after the [[U.S.]] abduction of [[President Nicolas Maduro]]. Rodriquez comes from a prominent Venezuelan political family. Her father, Jorge Antonio Rodriguez was [[torture]]d to death in 1976 by the Venezuelan internal security service (DISIP) of the U.S.-backed regime.<ref>[https://en.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/general/Jorge-Rodriguez-Sr.%27s-silence-was-the-expression-of-what-was-to-come./ Jorge Rodríguez Sr.'s silence was the expression of what was to come], Aura Torrealba, ''Últimas Noticias'', 25 July 2025. en.ultimasnoticias.com.ve</ref><ref>[[FOIA]] Release: FURTHER EFFECTS OF THE DEATH OF JORGE RODRIGUEZ ON THE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS OF OCTAVIO LEPAGE AND THE VENEZUELAN SECURITY SETUP. [[CIA]] Reading Room. November 27, 2017. https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/06708819</ref><ref>[https://www.maryferrell.org/php/cryptdb.php?id=WKSCARLET-1 Cryptonym: WKSCARLET-1], [[Mary Ferrell Foundation]].</ref> In 2022 Rodriguez commented, "The same forces who disappeared people, who tortured and murdered when they were in power, is the same opposition that has not changed its behavior but points to us as the violators of [[human rights]]".<ref>https://www.facebook.com/reel/1534011751152980</ref> Her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, is the current President of the National Assembly of Venezuela. The two were aged 6 and 10 at the time of their father's murder.

The [[UK]] ''[[Telegraph]]'' reported on January 4, 2026, two days after the kidnapping, that Madura's removal was an inside job. Delcy Rodiquez has been in [[negotiation]]'s with [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] through the [[Qatar]]i royal family since October 2025 for Maduro's removal and her succession.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/04/secret-meetings-point-to-inside-job-to-take-down-maduro/ Secret meetings point to inside job to take down Maduro], Cody Weddle, ''The Telegraph'', 04 January 2026. telegraph.co.uk </ref> ''[[Reuters]]'' reported on January 5, 2026 that a classified [[CIA]] assessment presented to [[President Donald Trump]] concluded senior regime loyalists, including Acting President Delcy Rodriguez were best positioned to maintain stability.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/splits-emerge-over-venezuelas-future-as-un-security-council-meets-to-discuss-us-raid/ Splits emerge over Venezuela’s future as UN Security Council meets to discuss US raid], ''[[Times of Israel]]'', 6 January 2026. timesofisrael.com</ref>

The [[UK]] ''[[Telegraph]]'' reported on January 4, 2026, two days after the kidnapping, that Madura's removal was an inside job. Delcy Rodiquez and her brother, President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodriquez, had been in [[negotiation]]'s with [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] through the [[Qatar]]i royal family since October 2025 for Maduro's removal and her succession.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/04/secret-meetings-point-to-inside-job-to-take-down-maduro/ Secret meetings point to inside job to take down Maduro], Cody Weddle, ''The Telegraph'', 04 January 2026. telegraph.co.uk </ref> ''[[Reuters]]'' reported on January 5, 2026 that a classified [[CIA]] assessment presented to [[President Donald Trump]] concluded senior regime loyalists, including Acting President Delcy Rodriguez were best positioned to maintain stability.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/splits-emerge-over-venezuelas-future-as-un-security-council-meets-to-discuss-us-raid/ Splits emerge over Venezuela’s future as UN Security Council meets to discuss US raid], ''[[Times of Israel]]'', 6 January 2026. timesofisrael.com</ref>

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