President Trump suggests the US may demand direct oversight of Venezuela for “much longer” than a year, aiming to control its oil reserves.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he expected the United States to run Venezuela and tap into its oil reserves for years after toppling Nicolas Maduro.
Trump told the New York Times “only time will tell” how long the US would demand direct oversight of the South American country.
When asked if that meant three months, six months or a year, Trump told the paper: “I would say much longer.”
The assertion comes despite interim leader Delcy Rodriguez saying no foreign power governs Caracas.
US special forces snatched Maduro and his wife on Saturday in a raid and whisked them to New York to face trial.
The Trump administration has since said it would dictate decisions to Venezuela’s leaders and control its oil sales “indefinitely.”
