Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run’ Venezuela Until ‘Transition’ to New President

January 3, 2026 World News

Jim Watson
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a press conference after the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the press conference praised the soldiers who carried out the Venezuelan operation early on Jan. 3, describing them as the “elite of America.”

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