US President Trump claims that he is making Venezuela rich and safe again. However, tension and uncertainty reign in the country after the intervention of the American army and the detention of President Maduro. Residents face security forces and fear for their future.
US President Donald Trump declared on Saturday that he is “making Venezuela rich and safe again”. He made this statement a week after special forces of the US Army attacked Caracas and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, writes TASR based on a report from NBC News.
“I love the Venezuelan people and I am already making Venezuela rich and safe again,” the US president wrote on his social network Truth Social. However, NBC News writes that residents of Caracas and other parts of Venezuela have expressed concerns about their safety and the future of the country.
Unrest in Venezuela
Television reports that few things are certain in Venezuela at the moment, and residents are mainly worried about the future direction of the country, the development of the political situation, security, the fate of political prisoners or the future of the country’s oil industry.
In the capital Caracas, state security forces and armed pro-government militias (colectivos) are reportedly searching people’s cellphones in an effort to crack down on anti-government attitudes and support for the United States, NBC News reported.
Call to leave the country
The US State Department on Saturday urged its citizens in Venezuela to leave the country “immediately”, saying armed militias were searching vehicles looking for Americans.
After months of tension between the US and Venezuela, US troops stormed Caracas on Saturday night last week, captured Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and took them to court in New York. They are accused of several crimes, including narco-terrorism. After the capture of Maduro, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez became the acting head of state.
