Leaders in Venezuela have so far pushed back, at least publicly, calling on the Trump administration to release Maduro. Trump repeated vow US would ‘run’ VenezuelaTrump’s vow to “run” Venezuela, repeated more than half a dozen times at a news conference in Florida on Saturday, sparked concerns among some Democrats. “The whole foreign policy apparatus thinks everything is Libya, everything is Iraq, everything is Afghanistan,” Rubio said. The Trump administration spent months building up American forces in the region and carrying out attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean for allegedly ferrying drugs. Quiet falls in Venezuela after US operationVenezuela’s government kept operating as usual over the weekend as ministers remained in their posts.

Source: Libya Today January 05, 2026 05:36 UTC