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US President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuela is not ready to hold elections, more than seven months after the American military operation that toppled then-leader Nicolas Maduro.
“As far as the elections in Venezuela, they’re not really ready for them yet, but boy, a lot of progress has been made,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the Latin American country.
Trump said that Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez, who was Maduro’s deputy and has effectively been allowed to stay in power by Washington, was “doing a fantastic job.”
“We have to do it right. Elections take care of themselves,” Trump added.
