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Trump: US to run Venezuela after Maduro capture, not afraid to have troops on the ground
US President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on during a press conference following a strike on Venezuela, where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, January 3, 2026.
Photo credit: Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States will run Venezuela with a group, and said Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be working on the details.
Trump, at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, said the United States does not fear putting American troops on the ground in Venezuela after the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro.
