Mr Trump also threatened that the U.S. would soon seize control of Kharg Island and Iran’s oil infrastructure.
Venezuela has launched a broad restructuring of its foreign debt, including obligations tied to state oil company PDVSA.
He said he sometimes disagrees with the clergy on issues related to abortion, immigration or war.
The Pope, in a Palm Sunday address, had rebuked Mr Trump for threatening to destroy Iranian civilisation.
The UN has warned of potential humanitarian “collapse” in Cuba, following Washington’s attempt to block oil supplies from reaching the island.
“We are not afraid because what must unite us as a people is guaranteeing peace and stability for this country,” Ms Rodriguez said.
Nigeria has been on tenterhooks since the Trump administration designated it as a ‘country of particular concern’ and launched military strikes in Sokoto.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House.
The move comes as the country is adapting to new leadership under acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
The pope had called for Venezuela’s sovereignty to be respected after the U.S. military’s lightning raid to capture Mr Maduro in Caracas on January 3.
