Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela on April 30, 2026. The U.S. Treasury receives the revenue from most of Venezuela’s exports, then disburses it gradually to Venezuela through the country’s private banks, a relationship akin to parents handing out allowances to children. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times) By TYLER PAGER and ANATOLY KURMANAEV President Donald Trump was sitting in the Oval Office earlier this year with Secretary of State Marco Rubio when an…
