In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times on Wednesday, President Trump said “only time will tell” when it comes to how long the United States aims to control the country.

The capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro has drawn a range of reactions from around the world. But experts say the country’s future is uncertain.

Today’s U.S.–Venezuela tensions aren’t just about a single strike or a single policy decision, they’re the result of years of political decay, economic mismanagement, and a long-running

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed Venezuela and fraud in Minnesota during an interview with FOX News host Jesse Watters. JESSE WATTERS, HOST: So, down in Venezuela, there's a lot of action,

The agreement is a strong sign that the Venezuelan government is responding to Trump's demand hat they open up to U.S. oil companies or risk more military intervention.

Trump went on to say that the United States is “going to be using” and “going to be taking” Venezuelan oil. He announced earlier this week that Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to be sold at market value, with the proceeds being managed by the United States.

President Trump said on Wednesday evening that he expected the United States would be running Venezuela and extracting oil from its huge reserves for years, and insisted that the interim government of the country — all former loyalists to the now-imprisoned Nicolás Maduro — is “giving us everything that we feel is necessary.”

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