US President Donald Trump has said the United States will “run” Venezuela and exploit its vast oil reserves following a surprise military operation that seized President Nicolas Maduro and removed him from the country.
Trump spoke on Saturday, hours after US special forces captured Maduro and his wife during an overnight assault on Caracas that involved heavy airstrikes on military and strategic sites across the capital.
“We’re going to be running it with a group,” Trump told reporters in Florida. “We’re designating people,” he added, indicating that senior members of his cabinet would oversee the process.
In a further escalation, Trump said the United States was prepared to deploy ground
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