The Maduro regime cancelled earlier this month an interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes after months of negotiation, claiming it was “no longer safe.” Days later, however, he held a rally in the middle of Caracas.
The outlet still aired on Sunday a special report on the country’s situation and the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the country, which has involved strikes on alleged drug vessels of its coast and the possibility of land strikes.
Regarding the interview, the outlet claimed that “after months of negotiations, Maduro agreed to do an interview with us.” “They chose time and place, the ballroom of a busy hotel in Caracas. Minutes before it was set to begin it was called off as the minister of Defense (Vladimir Padrino Loprez) said it was no longer safe.”
| La cadena CBS pasó meses negociando con el régimen de Maduro para entrevistarlo a él, en el lobby de un hotel en Caracas, para el show 60 Minutes.
Pero minutos antes de la entrevista fue cancelada, supuestamente porque ya no era “seguro hacerla”.
— Orlando Avendaño (@OrlvndoA) October 27, 2025
“We thought he was packing his bags. However, he appeared at a rally in central Caracas in the middle of a highway surrounded by hundreds of people two days after cancelling the interview,” the report noted.
Elsewhere in the report, Republican Senator Rick Scott made a new threat to Maduro, claiming he should “heat to China or Russia.”
“Something is going to happen,” Scott said. “Whether it’s internal or external.” Asked if the U.S. is “about to invade” Venezuela, Scott said it is unlikely to happen. “I don’t think so. If we do, I’d be surprised.”
However, the Trump administration continues to increase its presence in off the Venezuelan coast. There is currently a U.S. destroyer in Trinidad and Tobago, a country located less than 10 miles from the South American country, and the largest aircraft carrier is on its way to the region.
Military drills conducted by the U.S. along with forces from Trinidad and Tobago is taking place until October 30, with the Caribbean country noting that the development “highlights the U.S.’s commitment to regional security and cooperation in the Caribbean.”
The Venezuelan regime, in turn, said the exercises are “aimed at provoking war.” “false flag attack is underway in waters bordering Trinidad and Tobago or from Trinidadian or Venezuelan territory to generate a full military confrontation with our country,” said Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. She did not give any evidence to back the claim.
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