Washington, January 5 -- President Donald Trump defined this Monday the high-level team that will manage the transition in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro. "I have the feeling that they are cooperating. I have the feeling that (Rodríguez) loves his country and wants his country to survive," he assured. In contrast, the U.S. president denied that opposition leader María Corina Machado is a valid interlocutor to guide the country in this new stage. Who are the three officials in charge of Venezuela? Marco Rubio: Secretary of State. "Delcy is cooperating" and the rejection of Machado. In a turnaround from his previous threats, Trump expressed satisfaction with the current interim president designated by chavismo. When asked about who will have the final responsibility, Trump was blunt: it will be him who has the last word. Miller, the "tough guy" from the White House. The inclusion of Stephen Miller confirms rumors advanced by The Washington Post about a "more elevated role" for the official in this crisis. The president confirmed that the task will fall to the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio; the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth; and the security and migration advisor, Stephen Miller. According to what Argentine News Agency learned, although he also mentioned Vice President JD Vance as part of the team, he has remained in the background since the military deployment. Miller is known as the architect of the anti-immigrant policy of the Republican administration, which suggests a strict approach to border control and migratory flows derived from the intervention. In turn, Marco Rubio clarified that the direction of the transition will be carried out from a "policies" sphere, defining it as an "effort of the entire national security apparatus" and to restructure the internal order.
