John Micklethwait

Thank you, President Milley.

Thank you very much for talking to Bloomberg again.

Last year, I think we discussed free market economics, dogs and the Rolling Stones, but this time we are going to begin with Venezuela.

You welcomed the removal of President Maduro, but the Trump administration seems quite happy at the

with Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, who is loyal to Maduro.

And you very much describe the Maduro regime as a narco-terrorist dictatorship.

So what has changed?

Are you worried that nothing has changed in Venezuela?

You know the reason why I asked.

You flew to Oslo to support Maria Corina Machado when she won the Peace Prize.

Do you still support her to be, or her candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, to be the president?

of Venezuela?

And you still talk with Machado and you're still in contact with her?

Let's look at the economy.

When we came here last year, you had already brought inflation down from 300% to 80%.

Now it's at 30%.

You've had a good year in terms of the trade deficit.

The economy is growing.

Two questions always come back.

The first is the currency.