The United States will essentially administer Venezuela until an orderly and secure transfer of power occurs. This was announced by US President Donald Trump at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, which he called after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. According to Trump, the United States wants peace, freedom and justice for Venezuelans, including those living in the US. TASR informs about it.
“We will run this country until we can have a safe, orderly and judicious transition (of power)” said Trump. According to him, American oil companies will also help with this, and they will invest billions of dollars in Venezuela to repair the “devastated infrastructure” and start making money for the United States.
In response, the AP noted that after Trump’s claims, there are still no visible signs that the US has begun to administer Venezuela. According to her, key places in the country are still controlled by state security forces.
According to Trump, the nighttime military operation in the territory of Venezuela, which included strikes, was aimed at detaining Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The head of the White House described the Venezuelan president as the “head of a vast criminal network responsible for smuggling huge quantities” of drugs into the US and a “dictator” whom the US wants to bring to justice.
According to Trump, it was an intervention “the likes of which people have not seen since World War II”. US forces reportedly knocked out the lights in Caracas, leaving it dark, and paralyzed all Venezuelan military capabilities. According to Trump, no American soldiers were killed and no military equipment was destroyed.
The US was prepared to launch a second and more extensive wave of strikes against Venezuela if necessary, Trump said at a press conference, adding that it was unlikely to be necessary. He also repeated his earlier statement that “no country in the world has been able to achieve what America has achieved”.
Trump published a picture on the Truth Social social network that is supposed to capture Maduro. You can find the photo in the gallery. After being detained and taken away from his homeland, he and his wife were also on board the USS Iwo Jima, and they are heading to New York, where they will be prosecuted.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi previously confirmed that Maduro and his wife were charged with narco-terrorism, cocaine smuggling and possession of weapons with the intent to use them against the United States. According to her, the federal court in New York’s Southern District will deal with their case.
“They’re going to New York. They took their helicopters and they had a nice flight – I’m sure they enjoyed it. But don’t forget that they killed a lot of people and a lot of Americans, even people in their own country,” Trump told Fox News.
