US 'Acting Leader' in Venezuela Rejects Orders, Media Ignores Decades of Coup Attempts
📰 THE STORY: The Independent reports that Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, referred to by former US President Trump as 'acting leader' — a deliberate jab at Nicolás Maduro's legitimacy — has stated she's 'had enough' of US orders, particularly after Trump implied she would carry out Washington's demands upon a change in leadership. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context:
The US has a long and sordid history of interfering in Venezuela. In 2002, the George W. Bush administration backed a failed coup attempt against then-President Hugo Chávez. More recently, in 2019, the Trump administration recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the 'interim president' of Venezuela, despite him holding no legitimate electoral power, effectively attempting to install a puppet
government. This move was not an isolated incident; it mirrored the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala for the United Fruit Company and the 1973 coup in Chile against Salvador Allende, both orchestrated to protect corporate interests and prevent socialist governance. Double Standard: The media frames Rodríguez's statement as 'defiance' or 'lashing out' against the US. Yet, when a US-backed 'opposition
leader' like Guaidó calls for foreign intervention or sanctions against his own country, he is lauded as a 'democracy activist.' Imagine the media outcry if a Russian official declared that the 'acting leader' of Canada would follow Moscow's orders after a hypothetical coup. The very idea is absurd, exposing the colonial mindset underpinning US foreign policy in Latin America, which the media