The video was posted on the White House YouTube.
During a special operation in Venezuela in early January, the United States captured the country's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores.
“We get along so well with the people who represent Venezuela. I don’t think we will need a second wave,” Trump said. “We planned for a second wave, but the first wave was so powerful, successful and effective.”
According to the American president, the people of Venezuela “did the right thing.”
“They did the smart thing. They didn’t want a second wave. But we have a huge number of the most powerful ships in the world there. I don’t think we’ll have to use them,” Trump emphasized.
Context
On the night of January 3, the United States conducted a special operation in Caracas, during which Maduro and Flores were detained and taken out of Venezuela. According to CBS, they were captured by the elite special forces unit of the US Army, Delta. Maduro and Flores appeared in court in New York.
According to the Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Affairs, 100 people died due to the US special operation. Bild wrote that Trump could have a secret deal with Maduro’s entourage.
Trump at a briefing on January 3 said that the United States will lead Venezuela until the government there changes. On January 4, Bloomberg, citing a source, wrote that US Secretary of State and Acting National Security Advisor Marco Rubio will play a leading role in governing Venezuela.
On January 5, Politico reported that the White House is demanding at least three things from Delcy Rodriguez (the acting president of Venezuela): getting tough on drug trafficking, expelling Iranian, Cuban and other operatives from countries or networks hostile to Washington, and stopping oil sales to US adversaries.
In an interview published on January 4, Rubio said that the United States will not allow Venezuela to become a hub for Iran, Russia and China.
