Trump, Venezuela's Rodriguez tout positive phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office as he signs an executive order recommending loosening the federal regulations on marijuana, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 18, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuela's acting President ‌Delcy Rodriguez by phone on Wednesday, with the ‌two leaders each separately describing the call as positive.

Rodriguez took over the presidency on an interim basis earlier this month after ‍the U.S. military captured President ‍Nicolas Maduro and flew ‌him to the U.S. to stand trial for drug charges.