Key Facts

• President Trump is expected to meet Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s interim president, as early as next week.
• The meeting would happen during the UN General Assembly in New York.
• Rodriguez took power after Nicolas Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January.
• Trump and Rodriguez have worked together to normalize relations, including a large Venezuelan oil deal.
• Many Venezuelan exiles in Florida are unhappy with the U.S. working closely with Rodriguez, who has socialist ties.
• Neither Trump nor Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for elections in Venezuela.
• Some Venezuelan opposition supporters are frustrated with U.S. officials for criticizing exiles.
• Polls show Rodriguez and Trump are not very popular in Venezuela, while opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has higher support.