Trump meets Venezuela's Rodríguez in first talks since Maduro's capture

President Trump met with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez on Tuesday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, marking their first meeting since Maduro's capture. The White House confirmed the meeting to AFP. Rodríguez assumed power after US military forces captured former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on January 3. Her delegation includes economic officials and PDVSA representatives, seeking to present Venezuela as an investment destination. Critics, including opposition leader María Corina Machado, accuse Washington of prioritizing oil deals over free elections. Trump called Maduro an "outlaw dictator" in his UN speech and touted a recent oil agreement as "perhaps the biggest deal ever made." Over 50 protesters gathered outside the UN demanding free elections, while Maduro awaits trial on drug trafficking charges in Brooklyn.