(ASSOCIATED PRESS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country, even as President Donald Trump again insisted that the U.S. would be in control following its ouster of leader Nicolás Maduro.
Rubio’s statements seemed designed to temper concerns that the assertive action to achieve regime change in Venezuela might lead the U.S. into another prolonged foreign intervention or failed attempt at nation-building.
They stood in contrast to Trump’s broad but vague claims that the U.S. would at least temporarily “run” the oil-rich nation, comments that suggested some sort of governing structure under which Caracas would be controlled by Washington.
Still, Trump reiterated Sunday night that “we’re in charge,” while interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez invited the Republican president “to collaborate” in a newly conciliatory stance.
“We’re going to run it, fix it,” he said of Venezuela while aboard Air Force One en route to Washington from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Hours earlier, Rubio offered a more nuanced take, saying the U.S. would enforce an oil quarantine that was already in place on sanctioned tankers before Maduro was removed from power early Saturday and use that leverage to press policy changes in Venezuela.
“And so that’s the sort of control the president is pointing to when he says that,” Rubio said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “We continue with that quarantine, and we expect to see that there will be changes, not just in the way the oil industry is run for the benefit of the people, but also so that they stop the drug trafficking.”
Imagine how the Venezuelan people felt when they were getting MURDERED by their DICTATOR.
MTG happy to see you go! Used to Love you but you have shown you are a TRAITOR!
Oh b.s. if there's people flying in then they can fly out.
LMAO. You wanted paradise, I hope they keep you
Its like people that are living in or traveling to mexico, probably not the smartest idea. This couple is whats wrong with the world, at least they can afford to travel, nobody feels sorry…
WHO CARES ABOUT MTG
AS LONG AS THE VENEZUELA PEOPLE ARE HAPPY 😊 🙏❤
People needs to plan their vacations with expectations that something is going to happen as natural disasters airlines, political issues bring extra clothes for a least 3 days and money for 7 days if you cannot meet this expenses then you are ready or/ able to have vacations period. Venezuelans all around the world and specially those who lost their TPE they need to go back and rebuild their country specially those who are in countries aim Europe as Spain and complained about USA did a invasion go back to your country Spain don’t need you as population neither Europe period.
Let’s make this year great🇺🇸
That's called life you morons. It's to be stupid people meets darwin much quicker
How is this news?
You dont know what needing help is
MTG is a idiot and is only saying anything because she is getting bags of cash from democrats , travelers can get back anytime ,
gringos are babies. they re not trapped. they had a pause. flights are back up.
Kidnapping
Not capture.
KIDNAPPING
Shut up MTG
Anyone 'stuck' in Venezuela, is stuck there because they are stupid.
I AM SORRY but who the HELL CARES if the RICHER then ME crowd is bothered by ANYTHING maybe they should be mugged more often then they know what the crowd that makes them RICH FEEL EVERY DAMN DAY
MTG has shown herself. Remember when they took all of her committee seats? Donald Trump saved her and made her relevant again. Too big for her britches and she paid for it!
Waaahhh, cry me a river. For 26 years the people of Venezuela have lived in poverty and under fear of death by a dictator. SMH
I don’t understand if they are not in Venezuela they should be able to get a flight out to the United States
Blowhard mtg…🖕
There is no such thing as “ being trapped” in a Caribbean paradise! Sheesh!
MRG is not a Republican
She is resigning after collecting her lucrative pension
Venezuelans are out in the streets celebrating…. but white liberal abd black panther karen simps are outraged 🤔
Thoughts and prayers. But why were they there? Didn’t they plan? Always prepare for anything that’s what we’re told. You didn’t save enough to pay for a situation like this?
Oh darn! Some give their lives in the name of freedom. Others complain about a couple more days in paradise 🙄
I'm from MN and our news put out a statement from Melissa hoortmans kids saying for trump to take his video down.
Federal prosecutors just blew the lid off a $7 MILLION SNAP fraud scheme in Boston.
Two Haitian nationals have been charged for running so-called “ghost stores” — tiny shops with barely any inventory that were somehow cashing $540,000 a MONTH in EBT.
Maduro was found to have lost the election. There's literal proof. The lefty news wont tell you that.
Clowns…