Trump: US will run VenezuelaVenezuelans living in Argentina celebrate at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Trump said he was “designating people” from his Cabinet to be in charge in Venezuela but gave no further details. But Trump was surprisingly cold about expectations that Machado could become Venezuela’s new leader, saying she doesn’t have “support or respect” there. But Trump told the New York Post that “many” Cubans in Maduro’s security detail were killed. Trump has offered several justifications for the aggressive policy toward Venezuela, at times stressing illegal migration, narcotics trafficking and oil.

Source: Philippine Star January 04, 2026 16:02 UTC