By Jim Watson with Javier Tovar, Andrea Tosta, Patrick Fort and Sebastian Smith, AFP
Photo: AFP/SUPPLIED
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States will "run" Venezuela and tap its huge oil reserves after snatching leftist leader Nicolas Maduro out of the country during a bombing raid on Caracas.
Trump's announcement came hours after a lightning attack in which special forces grabbed Maduro and his wife, while airstrikes pounded multiple sites, stunning the capital city.
Trump did not go into detail what he meant but told a press conference in Florida: "We're going to be running it with a group."
"We're designating people," he said, mentioning that cabinet officials standing with him would be in charge.
Photo: JUAN BARRETO / AFP
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