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Delcy Rodriguez addresses UN, pledges elections and thanks Trump

Acting Venezuelan president spoke at the UN General Assembly on 23 September 2026, the first such address since 2018, announcing future elections without a set date and expressing gratitude to the United States.

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Delcy Rodriguez addresses UN, pledges elections and thanks Trump

What this story says

  • Delcy Rodriguez, acting president of Venezuela, addressed the UN General Assembly on 23 September 2026, the first UN speech by a Venezuelan head of state since 2018.
  • She announced that elections will be held but gave no specific date, saying the people will decide the right moment.
  • Rodriguez thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his willingness to resume diplomatic relations after the January 2026 raid that captured former President Nicolás Maduro.
  • Left‑leaning outlets highlighted the election promise and political dialogue, centre outlets added gratitude to Trump, while right‑leaning outlets focused on elections and, in one case, the thanks to Trump.

Who covered it

Left 48%(19)Centre 44%(18)Right 8%(3)

Percentages are shares of the 40 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .

Trust

60/100

Craft

85/100

Hype

15/100

40 sources · methodology

On 23 September 2026 Delcy Rodriguez, acting president of Venezuela, delivered a speech to the United Nations General Assembly. The address marked the first time a Venezuelan head of state had spoken at the UN since Nicolás Maduro’s appearance in 2018. In her remarks Rodriguez said Venezuela will hold elections, but she did not specify a date, adding that the nation’s people will determine the “right moment.”

Rodriguez also thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his willingness to resume diplomatic relations after a U.S. military operation in January 2026 captured former President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the United States on drug‑trafficking charges. She described the country as “being reborn” after setbacks and said rebuilding the national soul would be a priority.

"Today, Venezuela is being reborn,"

Delcy Rodriguez, acting president of Venezuela

What coverage left out

None of the left‑rated digests mention Rodriguez’s gratitude to President Donald Trump for willingness to resume diplomatic relations. None of the right‑rated digests mention the political dialogue with opposition or the guarantee of participation for all forces that centre‑rated reports highlighted.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 24 Sept 2026, 02:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

19 rated outlets

  • The twelve left‑rated digests all led on Rodriguez’s promise of elections, repeatedly using the phrase “right moment” and noting the start of a “political dialogue” with the opposition. They highlighted language about a “process of institutional and verifiable democratic transformation” and the guarantee of participation for all political forces. None of the left‑rated digests mention Rodriguez’s thanks to President Trump.

Centre

18 rated outlets

  • Thirteen centre‑rated reports combined the election promise with explicit reference to gratitude toward President Trump. The full WTOP article quoted Rodriguez saying “Today, Venezuela is being reborn” and described her thanks for Trump’s “readiness to resume relations.” Other centre digests noted the political dialogue, guarantees of participation for all forces, and the broader context of the U.S. raid that captured Maduro.

Right

3 rated outlets

  • All three right‑rated digests focused on the election announcement. Two of them stressed that the interim leader did not give a specific date, while the MY Northwest digest also mentioned Rodriguez’s thanks to President Trump. The Free Malaysia Today digest added that national institutions are being prepared to guarantee participation of all political forces, but none referenced the political dialogue.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Delcy Rodriguez addresses UN, pledges elections and thanks Trump?
Of the 40 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 48% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 8% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Delcy Rodriguez addresses UN, pledges elections and thanks Trump left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 40 rated outlets on this story, 48% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 8% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Delcy Rodriguez addresses UN, pledges elections and thanks Trump biased?
Delcy Rodriguez addresses UN, pledges elections and thanks Trump is one event reported by 40 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered Delcy Rodriguez addresses UN, pledges elections and thanks Trump?
40 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Delcy Rodriguez say about elections?
Rodriguez announced that Venezuela will hold elections but did not give a specific date, saying the nation’s people will decide the “right moment.” All outlets reported this promise, though the timing was left unspecified.
Did she give a date for the elections?
No, Rodriguez did not provide a concrete date for the elections. Every report, whether left, centre or right, noted the absence of a specific timetable, emphasizing that the timing would be determined later.
What did she say about relations with the United States?
Rodriguez thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his willingness to resume diplomatic relations after the January 2026 raid that captured former President Nicolás Maduro. This gratitude was reported in centre and right outlets, but omitted by left‑leaning digests.
Why is this UN address significant?
It is the first UN General Assembly speech by a Venezuelan head of state since 2018, marking a return to the international stage after the U.S. raid that removed former President Maduro and installed Rodriguez as acting president.

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