Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has said the government does not know the whereabouts of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, demanding that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump provide immediate proof of life.
In a strongly worded statement, Rodríguez accused the United States of carrying out what she described as a grave act of aggression against Venezuelan sovereignty, warning that no foreign government has the right to dictate Venezuela’s political future.
This came after U.S. President Trump claimed Maduro and his wife had been captured.
She called on “all the vital forces of Venezuelan society” to mobilize in defense of the country’s independence, natural resources, and constitutional order, urging national unity in the face of external pressure.
“The people of Venezuela, in perfect national unity, must mobilize to defend what is most sacred to the homeland: its right to independence and to a future,” Rodríguez said.
Invoking Venezuela’s revolutionary history, she stressed that no external power would undermine the legacy of independence leader Simón Bolívar, whom she described as the eternal symbol of national sovereignty and resistance to foreign domination.
Rodríguez also condemned what she termed an attack on civilians and state institutions, claiming the alleged aggression had resulted in the deaths of government officials, members of the armed forces, and innocent civilians.
The U.S. government has not yet publicly responded to the demand for proof of life or addressed the allegations made by Venezuelan authorities. The situation has sharply escalated tensions between Caracas and Washington, raising concerns about broader regional instability.
