Trump, Venezuela and Rubio

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NBC host gives Marco Rubio the third degree on Trump not getting congressional approval for Venezuela strike
NBC’s Kristen Welker challenged Secretary of State Marco Rubio over President Donald Trump launching a strike against Venezuela and capturing its president Nicolás Maduro without the approval of congress. The move sparked backlash from Democratic lawmakers who argued the action was “illegal.”

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Venezuela u-turn: Marco Rubio backpedals after Trump says US will 'run' nation post Maduro's capture
Trump: Maduro's VP Willing To Do What We Think Is Necessary To "Make Venezuela Great Again"
Live Updates: As Venezuela Projects Defiance, Rubio Says U.S. Will Use ‘Leverage’ to Advance Its Interests
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested on Sunday that the United States did not plan to directly govern Venezuela, appearing to contradict statements by President Trump a day earlier, as top Venezue...

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Venezuela's new hardline socialist leader Delcy Rodriguez hurls insults at Trump as Rubio sets out US demands and says 'adversaries' cannot control the country's oil
Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It
Updates: Maduro brought to New York after being seized by US in Venezuela
US forces took Maduro and his wife to the US warship USS Iwo Jima, and the two are now believed to have arrived in New York state, where they are due to be indicted.

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Brutal Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro dramatically 'seized by US as he tried to flee to panic room'
Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Maduro

Trump, Maduro and Cuba

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After Maduro, who’s next? Trump’s comments spur anxieties about his plans for Greenland and Cuba
A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. s...

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Trump says Cuba 'something we'll be talking about' after Maduro ouster
Trump takes Maduro — and takes over Venezuela
After Maduro, Who's Next? Trump's Comments Spur Anxieties About His Plans for Greenland and Cuba
A day after the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland for the sake of U.S. se...

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Maduro bolted for the door as US forces raided. Trump's attack stuns the world.
Trump threatens military operation against Colombia, after Venezuela raid
Maduro’s Capture Shows Trump’s Goal to Dominate the Americas
To the Latin American left, it confirmed what certain leaders have been warning for decades: The United States is an imperial power willing to invade and exploit its southern neighbors for its own gai...

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Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s
US Plans to 'Run' Venezuela and Tap Its Oil Reserves, Trump Says, After Operation to Oust Maduro

What did Trump mean US will 'run' Venezuela? Rubio explains

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to clarify President Donald Trump’s remarks that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela.

‘War Room’ Photos of Trump, Hegseth, Rubio Show Leaders Monitoring X

Photos of the ‘war room’ at Mar-a-Lago show where Trump followed the extraordinary mission to capture Maduro on Saturday morning.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.S. capture of Maduro isn't a war against Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the goal of the U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday was primarily to halt drug trafficking into the U.S. and that holding elections in Venezuela would be “premature at this point.”
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Rubio suggests US won’t run Venezuela day-to-day

Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the U.S. would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela, a turnaround after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier that the U.S. would be running Venezuela following its ouster of leader Nicolás Maduro.

Rubio stresses U.S. plan to coerce Venezuela rather than govern it

The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.

'She is going to pay a very big price': Trump issues new threat to interim leader of Venezuela

In an interview with The Atlantic, President Donald Trump said rebuilding and regime change in Venezuela "is better than what you have right now."

Trump: US will 'run' Venezuela until safe transition

President Trump held a press conference after the United States said it captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
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