{"id":8662,"date":"2026-01-15T03:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8662"},"modified":"2026-01-15T03:21:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:21:48","slug":"venezuelas-rodriguez-vows-release-of-more-prisoners-holds-call-with-trump-nicolas-maduro-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8662","title":{"rendered":"Venezuela\u2019s Rodriguez vows release of more prisoners, holds call with Trump | Nicolas Maduro News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Trump showers acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez with praise after first phone call since the US military\u2019s abduction of President Nicolas Maduro.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/images-1-1754468937.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Venezuela\u2019s acting President Delcy Rodriguez has pledged to continue releasing prisoners detained under the presidency of Nicolas Maduro and described her first phone call with United States President Donald Trump since Maduro\u2019s abduction by US forces\u00a0as positive.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez, Maduro\u2019s former vice \u200cpresident, said on Wednesday that she \u2060had a long, \u200bproductive and courteous \u200dphone call with the US president, in \u2060which the two discussed a bilateral agenda that would benefit both countries.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, said the two discussed oil, minerals, trade and national security, describing how \u201cthis partnership\u201d between the US and Venezuela would be \u201cspectacular\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re getting along very well with Venezuela,\u201d Trump said at the White House after the lengthy call, describing Rodriguez as a \u201cterrific person\u201d, adding that US Secretary of State \u200dMarco Rubio had also been in touch with the acting president.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s praise of Rodriguez follows after President Maduro and his wife, First Lady Cilia Flores, were abducted by the US military in an attack on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on January 3. Maduro and Flores are now being held in prison in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said last week that a second \u2060wave of US attacks on Venezuela had been cancelled amid \u201ccooperation\u201d from leaders in Caracas, including the release of a large \u200dnumber of prisoners as a sign of \u201cseeking peace\u201d with Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Wednesday, during her first media briefing since Maduro\u2019s abduction, Rodriguez said Venezuela was entering a \u201cnew political moment\u201d and the process of releasing detainees \u201chas not yet concluded\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis opportunity is for Venezuela and for the people of Venezuela to be able to see reflected a new moment where coexistence, where living together, where recognition of the other allows building and erecting a new spirituality,\u201d Rodriguez said in her address.<\/p>\n<p>Flanked by her brother and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, the acting president also pledged \u201cstrict\u201d enforcement of the law and credited Maduro with already initiating the release of prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMessages of hatred, intolerance, acts of violence will not be permitted,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed promise to continue freeing prisoners followed after Jorge Rodriguez announced in parliament on Tuesday that more than 400 detainees had been freed recently.<\/p>\n<p>While Venezuelan authorities deny that they hold political prisoners, the release of people held for political reasons in Venezuela has been a long-running call of rights groups, international bodies and opposition figures.<\/p>\n<p>Rights groups in recent days have criticised the slow release of prisoners by the post-Maduro leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is scheduled to meet on Thursday with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House, their first in-person meeting since the abduction of Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, has offered to give Trump her prize, \u200cbut the Nobel Committee said the Peace Prize cannot be transferred.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump showers acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez with praise after first phone call since the US military\u2019s abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. 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