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American allies including France objected to the military incursion into a sovereign state and the capture of the Venezuelan president as a violation of international law.
As the question of who’s in charge of Venezuela looms, Marco Rubio prepares to work with Delcy Rodriguez, sworn in after Maduro’s capture.
In a dramatic scene inside a New York court room two hours earlier, Maduro had insisted he was still president of Venezuela as he pleaded not guilty to four charges of drug trafficking and terrorism.
Nicolas Maduro was arrested by U.S. forces on drug trafficking charges as Venezuela declares emergency, ordering arrests of supporters. Rodriguez sworn in.
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the path forward in Venezuela, including when there will be elections, the opportunities for oil companies and Congress' role.
While Trump stated plainly that his administration was in charge and running things in Venezuela, Rubio was more circumspect, suggesting the U.S. would use economic leverage to impose its will.
The convening of the National Assembly made it clear that Maduro loyalists remain entrenched across Venezuelan institutions after decades of purges and crackdowns on dissent.
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Trump says the U.S. government may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure
Big oil firms will either "get reimbursed by us or through revenue," Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview.
President Trump said the United States would "run" Venezuela. But interim President Delcy Rodríguez denounced the U.S. operation and rejected the idea of U.S. control.