After Trump kidnapped President Maduro and his wife, the female Vice President of Venezuela was sworn in as the next President of Venezuela today. Trump conducted a military operation against Venezuela last night.

In what was supposed to be a triumphant moment—announcing the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following a sweeping military operation—Donald Trump’s press conference on Thursday instead became fodder for online speculation about the president’s health and mental acuity.

Donald Trump appeared on live television after ordering U.S. forces to carry out a military operation targeting Venezuela.

The Secretary of State said the U.S. would use economic and military leverage to influence the “direction” of Venezuela’s political future.

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

President Donald Trump has confirmed he spoke with oil companies "before and after" the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he had spoken to "all" of the oil firms before the raid took place, without specifying what these conversations involved.

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Trump said following the strikes that the United States would be "making the decision" about who should lead Venezuela next.

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