TOPSHOT - A woman holds a flag featuring Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro during a rally in his support at Plaza Bolivar in Caracas. AFP
Trump's upbeat remarks came just over a week after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was kidnapped in a US special forces attack and brought to New York to face alleged drug trafficking charges.
Trump has said that the United States now has de facto control of Venezuela, as it enforces a naval blockade of the South American nation's vital oil exports.
Rodriguez, despite being a close Maduro ally, has indicated a willingness to work with the United States, saying she is open to cooperate on Trump's demands for access to Venezuelan oil.
Her government has also vowed to release political prisoners and begin talks on reestablishing diplomatic ties with Washington.
US envoys visited Caracas on Friday to discuss reopening Washington's embassy there.
"Venezuela is really working out well. We're working along really well with the leadership," Trump told reporters Sunday aboard Air Force One.
Asked if he planned to meet with Rodriguez, Trump said: "At some point I'll be."
He also said he expected to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Many were stunned when Trump dismissed the possibility of Machado serving as Venezuela's interim leader following the toppling of Maduro, and instead accepted Rodriguez's ascent.
Machado was given the Nobel Peace Prize last year and dedicated it to Trump, though he has made no secret of his frustration at being passed over for the award.
Oil
Trump pressed top oil executives at a White House meeting on Friday to invest in Venezuela, but was met with a cautious reception.
ExxonMobil's chief executive Darren Woods notably dismissed the country as "uninvestable" without sweeping reforms -- earning a rebuke from Trump.
"I didn't like Exxon's response. You know, we have so many that want it, I'd probably be inclined to keep Exxon out. I didn't like their response. They're playing too cute," Trump said Sunday.
Experts say Venezuela's oil infrastructure is creaky after years of mismanagement and sanctions.
Political prisoners
The Venezuelan government began to release prisoners jailed under Maduro on Thursday, saying a "large" number would be released -- but rights groups and the opposition say only about 20 have walked free so far, including several prominent opposition figures.
"Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners. Thank you!" Trump said in a post late Saturday on his Truth Social platform.
"I hope those prisoners will remember how lucky they got that the USA came along and did what had to be done."
Meanwhile, a detained police officer accused of "treason" against Venezuela died in state custody after a stroke and heart attack, the state prosecution service confirmed Sunday.
Opposition groups said the 52-year-old man, Edison Jose Torres Fernandez, had shared messages critical of Maduro's government.
"We directly hold the regime of Delcy Rodriguez responsible for this death," Justice First, part of the Venezuelan opposition alliance, said on X.
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