By Admin 
The US arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, after which the Supreme Court there has ordered Vice President Delsey Rodriguez to act as interim President. Rodrigues has received the support of the Venezuelan military. The Army has also appealed to its citizens.
According to news agency AFP, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino has issued a statement supporting the Supreme Court’s decision in which Rodriguez has been appointed interim president for 90 days.
After the arrest of Nicholas Maduro by the US Army, the Venezuelan Army Chief has appealed to the citizens. He said that people should resume their normal daily activities.
What did Venezuela’s Defense Minister say in his TV speech?
“I appeal to the Venezuelan people to resume all types of activities in the coming days, including economic, work and education,” Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a televised speech.
This incident has come to light hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that it is ‘premature’ to discuss holding elections in Venezuela after removing Nicolas Maduro from power. He said the Trump administration is focused on ensuring that the remaining leadership in Caracas implements policy changes.
Venezuelan Army’s reaction after Marco Rubio’s statement
When Rubio was asked how soon elections would be held in Venezuela after Maduro was captured by the US military on Saturday, he told NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ program, ‘I think it is too early to say at this time.’
According to AFP, he said, ‘At the moment our focus is on all the problems that existed during Maduro’s rule. Those problems still remain to be solved. We will give people an opportunity to solve those challenges and problems.
40 Venezuelans killed in US attack
Trump said on Saturday that the US military has carried out a major attack in Venezuela, in which President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, have been captured. This action was taken after early morning attacks on Caracas, in which at least 40 people were killed. Now Maduro and his wife are being prosecuted in New York on terrorism and narcotics charges, in which Trump has accused Maduro of running a ‘narco terrorist organization’.