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“Delcy is just a necessary evil for now to stabilize [Venezuela]. Trump has forced the bad actors to create the platform for the good actors to come in. The Venezuelans love President Trump, he liberated them from socialism — from disaster, from misery.
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Transcript: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 20, 2026 — Salazar called Rodríguez "a necessary evil for now to stabilize" Venezuela and defended Trump's planned meeting with her, after previously describing Rodríguez as heading Venezuela's secret police and as "one of the thieves" who destroyed the nation.