I'm not endorsing or supporting the claim here. I don't know if it's true, if it matches today's events, but it is a take that's worth filing away in case for potential) future reference.
At this point, taking the actual operation, Trump’s press conference, and Delcy Rodriguez’s press conference into consideration, it seems fairly certain (though of course, unconfirmed) that Maduro was given up by the remaining government apparatus in a back channel deal. 1/x
— Alejandro Velasco (@AleVelascoNYU) January 3, 2026