MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 05:59 UTC
Donald Trump offered help in a message on his social network in which he said his country stands “ready, willing, and able,” and instructed “all agencies” of the government to act quickly
The twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela has become the first major test of US assistance to the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez, installed after the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro in a US military operation in January. Washington mobilized rescue teams and supplies for a country with which, until half a year ago, it maintained no cooperative relations.
US President Donald Trump offered help in a message on his social network in which he said his country stands “ready, willing, and able,” and instructed “all agencies” of the government to act quickly. “We will be there for our new and great friends,” he wrote, anticipating that the first reports “are not good.” The State Department activated a task force and, according to official Jeremy Lewin, is sending “search-and-rescue teams, medical and humanitarian supplies.” The acting president said that rescuers from the United States would arrive in the coming hours, along with those from Mexico, El Salvador, Qatar and the Dominican Republic.
