Trump Hints America to Administer Venezuela after Maduro’s Capture
Trump Hints America to Administer Venezuela after Maduro’s Capture
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the international community, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday, January 3, 2026, that the United States will temporarily “run” the affairs of Venezuela.
The declaration follows a dramatic pre-dawn military operation in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump asserted that American oversight is necessary to prevent a power vacuum and ensure that any future leadership change does not result in a continuation of the previous administration’s policies.
”We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition,” Trump told reporters. “We don’t want to be involved in someone else getting in with the same situation that we had for the last long period of years.”
While Trump did not provide a specific timeline or a detailed administrative framework for this oversight, he indicated that a “group” of U.S. officials and energy experts would be designated to manage the nation’s key sectors.
A primary focus of this temporary administration will be the immediate revitalization of Venezuela’s oil industry. Trump stated that “very large United States oil companies” would be sent in to repair infrastructure and restart production, claiming the industry had been “stolen” from American interests by the socialist regime.
The announcement follows Operation Southern Spear, an elite U.S. military raid that reportedly involved Delta Force units. The operation targeted the Fuerte Tiuna military complex, where Maduro was taken into custody.
Trump confirmed that Maduro and his wife were being transported to New York to face long-standing federal charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.
The plan to “run” a sovereign South American nation has already met with fierce resistance. In Venezuela, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has denounced the move as a “vile kidnapping” and a colonial-style occupation.
Internationally, nations including Russia, China, and several members of the African Union—including the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign in Nigeria have condemned the action as a breach of the United Nations Charter.
Critics in Washington have also raised concerns about the constitutionality of the move and the potential for a long-term, “Iraq-style” military entrenchment. Despite this, the Trump administration maintains that the intervention is a necessary law enforcement action to stop the flow of narcotics into the United States.
