US President Trump said in an interview with NBC on the 5th that Venezuela will not hold new elections for the next 30 days. When talking about the possibility of Venezuela holding elections next month, Trump said that Venezuela “cannot hold elections”; it will take some time to “repair” the country and restore “health” to Venezuela. He said the US may fund oil companies to rebuild Venezuela's energy infrastructure, which may take less than 18 months. Trump said that the US is not at war with Venezuela, but with “drug traffickers.” Trump also said that Venezuela's interim President Rodriguez “has been cooperating with US officials” and said he will soon decide whether to continue imposing existing sanctions on Venezuela. He also threatened that if Rodriguez stops cooperating with the US, the US may launch a second military operation against Venezuela, but he doesn't think this is necessary.

US President Trump said in an interview with NBC on the 5th that Venezuela will not hold new elections for the next 30 days. When talking about the possibility of Venezuela holding elections next month, Trump said that Venezuela “cannot hold elections”; it will take some time to “repair” the country and restore “health” to Venezuela. He said the US may fund oil companies to rebuild Venezuela's energy infrastructure, which may take less than 18 months. Trump said that the US is not at war with Venezuela, but with “drug traffickers.” Trump also said that Venezuela's interim President Rodriguez “has been cooperating with US officials” and said he will soon decide whether to continue imposing existing sanctions on Venezuela. He also threatened that if Rodriguez stops cooperating with the US, the US may launch a second military operation against Venezuela, but he doesn't think this is necessary.