On January 3, local time, the United States attacked the Venezuelan capital Caracas and abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. US President Trump later announced that the US would “take over” Venezuela. The White House has yet to explain how the US will “manage” the country, but US Bloomberg quoted US officials on the 4th as saying that US Secretary of State Rubio will lead related matters. Trump held a press conference at Sea-Lake Estate in Florida on the 3rd. He said that the US will “manage” Venezuela until it completes a “safe, proper, and prudent transition.” He did not set a time limit for the US to control Venezuela, and claimed that it would be up to the US to decide when to return Venezuela to Venezuelans. When asked who will be in charge of Venezuela, Trump pointed his finger at himself and Rubio. He said, “For a while, Venezuela's rulers will mostly be these people standing behind me.” As of now, the US government has not revealed how it will “manage” Venezuela, and there are no plans to station US troops or US administrators in Venezuela. But a US official told Bloomberg that Rubio will play a leading role. US officials revealed that in the next few days, the US government will contact the Venezuelan government through diplomatic channels and discuss the issue of expanding Venezuelan oil production with oil company executives. The US military will continue to be on standby, the oil embargo against Venezuela is still in effect, and America's crackdown on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean will not stop.

On January 3, local time, the United States attacked the Venezuelan capital Caracas and abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. US President Trump later announced that the US would “take over” Venezuela. The White House has yet to explain how the US will “manage” the country, but US Bloomberg quoted US officials on the 4th as saying that US Secretary of State Rubio will lead related matters. Trump held a press conference at Sea-Lake Estate in Florida on the 3rd. He said that the US will “manage” Venezuela until it completes a “safe, proper, and prudent transition.” He did not set a time limit for the US to control Venezuela, and claimed that it would be up to the US to decide when to return Venezuela to Venezuelans. When asked who will be in charge of Venezuela, Trump pointed his finger at himself and Rubio. He said, “For a while, Venezuela's rulers will mostly be these people standing behind me.” As of now, the US government has not revealed how it will “manage” Venezuela, and there are no plans to station US troops or US administrators in Venezuela. But a US official told Bloomberg that Rubio will play a leading role. US officials revealed that in the next few days, the US government will contact the Venezuelan government through diplomatic channels and discuss the issue of expanding Venezuelan oil production with oil company executives. The US military will continue to be on standby, the oil embargo against Venezuela is still in effect, and America's crackdown on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean will not stop.