Venezuela's Supreme Court late Saturday ordered Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez to become the country's interim leader, after the United States seized President Nicolas Maduro and whisked him out of the country.
The high court ruled that Rodríguez "assume and exercise, in an acting capacity, all the attributes, duties and powers inherent to the office of President...to guarantee administrative continuity and the comprehensive defence of the nation."
The judges stopped short of declaring Maduro permanently absent from office, a ruling that requires holding elections within 30 days.
Trump said Saturday that the US would run Venezuela until a leadership transition could be organised.
“We’re going to run the country until such time
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