US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had held a "long call" with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, the first known contact between the two leaders since the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.

"We just had a great conversation today, and she's a terrific person," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

He later said on social media that he and Rodríguez had discussed "many topics," including oil, minerals, trade and national security.

"We are making tremendous progress," Trump said.

After Maduro's capture in a deadly U

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