U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, that she will "pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro" if she does not cooperate with Washington following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Trump stated that the U.S. would "run" Venezuela until a democratic transition is secured and defended intervention as better than the current situation. Rodríguez, however, has maintained Maduro's legitimacy and asserted Venezuela's readiness to defend its resources.