# ‘It’s utter surrealism’: Venezuela’s Chavistas lament government’s embrace of Trump

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-01 09:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/01/venezuela-hugo-chavez-supporters-critical-delcy-rodriguez-embrace-of-trump

> Venezuela’s interim administration under Delcy Rodríguez has moved toward a rapprochement with the US and Donald Trump, leaving diehard Chavistas dismayed and angry. Mario Silva, a former state-TV host, accused the government of a “shameful and utterly illegitimate surrender” to the US and said it was dragging Venezuela’s and Hugo Chávez’s names through the mud.