On the 6th, Venezuela’s interim President Rodríguez announced that the country will hold a seven-day period of mourning for those killed in the US military attack.
In a speech broadcast on national television, she declared seven days of national mourning to honor those who gave their lives to defend Venezuela and President Maduro.
Previously, the Venezuelan military posted a message on social media to mourn the 24 service members who were killed. The post read: “Salute to the patriots who, on the 3rd, wrote a tragic and heroic chapter in history with their blood. Venezuela remembers them.”
No 'Foreign Agents' in Venezuela
Rodríguez also pointed out that there are no “foreign agents” in Venezuela, and that the constitutional government is in power.
She said that it is the Venezuelan government managing Venezuela, and that the Venezuelan people will not submit to others.
After President Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces and taken to the United States, Venezuela’s Supreme Court ordered then Vice President Rodríguez to serve as acting president on the 3rd. On the 5th, Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president at the Venezuelan National Assembly.