Marco Rubio is effectively controlling Venezuela's finances, natural resources, and governance from Washington, with the U.S. Treasury managing public revenues and setting conditions on their use, six months after Maduro's abduction.

Users are divided. Some argue the U.S. is imposing imperialist control over Venezuela, comparing it to historical proxy governance. Others question the credibility of the New York Times report and suggest the situation could be fabricated. Theuniqueone says Venezuela is being ruled like a colony, while SirSmoothAES calls it 'Death to imperialism.' TheReturnOfPEB compares Rubio's control to Gaius Verres' historical exploitation of Sicily. Folaht says Venezuela is being ruled like a colony, and geneva_convenience claims the U.S. has overthrown every government in Latin America without pushback. Queermunist doubts the report's authenticity.

The community consensus is that Marco Rubio is effectively running Venezuela from Washington, with the U.S. Treasury managing public revenues and setting conditions on their use. However, there are significant fault lines, with some users questioning the report's credibility and others seeing it as a continuation of U.S. imperialist control.