According to Trump, they will rule Venezuela for years after the Maduro regime ends and provide the populace with an abundance of oil.
Trump has said that America will run Venezuela for years and will give its oil wealth to the people.
It comes after the US vowed to detain Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and deport his oil companies back to the Latin American country.
Trump said, “We will rebuild Venezuela’s economy in a very profitable way.
“We’re going to use oil, and we’re going to take it. We’re going to lower oil prices, and we’re going to give Venezuela money they desperately need.”
The President initially declined to set a timeline on how long the United States would remain under direct authority over Venezuelan affairs.
But he later admitted it would be “much longer” than a year. new York Times,
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Trump did not specify when new elections would be held; after their support, Venezuela may appoint Rodriguez in favor of the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
Since the brutal capture of Maduro,
Chaos has spread on the streets of Caracas as supporters have taken to the streets to show solidarity with their ousted dictator.
On Wednesday, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said 100 people were killed in the US strike, which ousted Maduro from power on Saturday.
Officials said a large part of Maduro’s security forces were “passively killed” in the overnight operation.
And Cuba has said 32 members of its military and intelligence services were killed in Venezuela.
Cabello said his wife, Cilia Flores, who was detained with Maduro, suffered a head injury during the raid and Maduro suffered a leg injury.
As unrest continues in the capital, Trump has said his administration is in “constant communication” with the interim president.
He added, “They are treating us with tremendous respect.
“As you know, we are working very well with the administration that is there at this time.”
Secretary of State Marcus Rubio, known as the “Viceroy of Venezuela”, later unveiled Washington’s plans to tap Venezuela’s vast oil supply – the largest in the world.
He described a “three-stage process” for Venezuela as the first step to what he called “stabilisation.”
“The first step is the stabilisation of the country. We are going to take 30 to 50 million barrels of oil,” he said.
“We’re going to sell it in the market at market rates. We’ll control how that money is distributed.”
Speaking on phase two, he said: “The second phase will be recovery, ensuring that American, Western and other countries have access to the Venezuelan market.”
He then said, “The third phase will be transition.”
Outlining the same plan, Trump said on Truth Social: “I am pleased to announce that interim authorities in Venezuela will hand over 30 to 50 million barrels of high-quality, approved oil to the United States.
“This oil will be sold at its market value, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States, to ensure that it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States!
He said, “It will be transported by storage ships and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States.”
And US officials have said they will begin to lift sanctions on Venezuelan oil.
Analysts say a potential 50 million barrels could be worth up to £2.1 billion – but it is unclear how these funds will be distributed between Caracas and Washington.
It comes after US special forces seized an oil tanker belonging to Russia with the help of British forces in a commando-style raid in the Atlantic on Wednesday.
A rusting Marinera tanker accused of violating US oil sanctions on Venezuela is now in Washington’s custody after a two-week chase.
The Russians deployed a submarine and naval vessels to protect the Marinera tanker this morning because it attempted to avoid Trump’s Venezuela blockade.
But Moscow’s last-ditch efforts to secure the secret tanker failed when US troops boarded the ship hours later.
Rubio said the seizure of the oil tankers was part of a “grand plan” to ensure Washington had the possibility of a bigger bargaining chip over Venezuela.
He said, “We are playing chess for maximum leverage.”
