US president Donald Trump has said the US is “going to run” Venezuela until “such a time that we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition” of power.
This comes after an operation in which American forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
“No nation in the world could achieve what America achieved yesterday,” Donald Trump said.
Both Maduro and his wife “now face American justice” says Trump, adding they have been indicted in the southern district of New York for their “campaign of deadly narco-terrorism” against the US and its citizens.
Plans to Rule Venezuela
The US president says the US is going to “run” Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition”
He says no US servicemen were killed in the operation and the US is “ready” to stage a second “and much larger” attack on the country if needed.
Venezuela has since declared a national emergency, denouncing “extremely serious military aggression”
Trump when asked what exact mechanism he will be using to run the country. says “we’re designating people right now” and “we’re going to let you know who those people are”.
“Venezuelan people are free again,” he adds. He also says America is a “safer” and “prouder nation” today.
Trump claims the US “partnership” with Venezuela will make the people of Venezuela “rich, independent and safe”, adding Venezuelans living in the US will be “extremely happy”.
Trump has claimed the oil business in Venezuela has been a “bust”, and that large US companies are going to go into the country to fix the infrastructure and “start making money for the country”.