00:30Venezuela's political crisis has entered a volatile new phase.
00:36In her first national address as interim president,
00:40Delcy Rodriguez made explosive allegations over the capture of Nicolas Maduro,
00:46claiming foreign ideological forces were behind what she described as a kidnapping of the elected leader.
00:53Her remarks mark a sharp escalation in rhetoric following the U.S. military operation in Caracas.
01:02Our enemies intend to enslave us again.
01:09If there is something that the Venezuelan people and this country have very clear,
01:14is that we will never be slaves again, that we will never be a colony again,
01:18of any empire of whatever kind.
01:21And I take up, activate and deploy all national power of Venezuela in our sacred duty
01:26to safeguard our independence, our sovereignty, our territorial integrity savagely attacked at dawn today.
01:32From China, Russia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia.
01:36The governments of the world are simply shocked at the victims and targets of an attack of this nature,
01:41which undoubtedly has a Zionist slant.
01:43It's really shameful.
01:44Rodriguez directly accused what she called Zionist power networks of orchestrating Maduro's removal
01:52without presenting evidence.
01:55The statement, delivered in a defiant tone, framed the operation as part of a broader campaign
02:01to dismantle Venezuela's sovereignty and reshape its political future through force rather than diplomacy.
02:09The speech came hours after Venezuela's Supreme Court formally directed Rodriguez to assume interim leadership.
02:18The court said the move was necessary to preserve administrative continuity
02:23and ensure national defense following what it termed the forced absence of the president
02:29after the U.S. assault on the Capitol.
02:32In unusually combative language, Rodriguez said she was activating all powers of the state
02:42against U.S. President Donald Trump, whom she describes as savage and imperial.
02:49She vowed that Venezuela would never again be a colony, signaling a hardline posture toward Washington and its allies.
02:57Rodriguez is no stranger to power.
03:00A longtime Maduro loyalist, she has served as vice president, finance minister, and oil minister,
03:08consolidating control during years of sanctions, hyperinflation, and international isolation.
03:16Maduro once called her a tiger for her aggressive defense of his government.
03:20As Maduro is transferred to the United States to face criminal charges, Venezuela now stands at a crossroads.
03:29With global powers reacting cautiously and tensions rising at home,
03:35Rodriguez's first speech sets the tone for a confrontational interim presidency
03:41that could further destabilize the region.
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