{"id":2529729,"date":"2026-01-04T22:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-us-in-charge-of-venezuela-new-leader-is-cooperating\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T22:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:26:58","slug":"trump-says-us-in-charge-of-venezuela-new-leader-is-cooperating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-us-in-charge-of-venezuela-new-leader-is-cooperating\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US &#8216;in charge&#8217; of Venezuela, new leader is &#8216;cooperating&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-us-in-charge-of-venezuela-new-leader-is-cooperating%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2529729&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Trump said the United States is &#8220;in charge&#8221; of Venezuela following Operation Absolute Resolve, a U.S. mission that included strikes on Caracas adn the arrest of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-republican-covid-19-package-after-mcconnell-rejects-bipartisan-proposal\/\" title=\"... backs Republican COVID-19 package after McConnell rejects bipartisan proposal\">told reporters<\/a> the U.S. will &#8220;run it&#8221; temporarily, fix the country, and hold elections &#8220;at the right time,&#8221; comments his advisers later framed as referring to Venezuelan policy rather than full governance. Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, Maduro&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: ...Pipeline... to Obama Admin Seen as ...Currency...\">vice president<\/a>, is currently serving as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-failure-of-epic-proportions-inside-the-european-unions-failed-vaccine-rollout\/\" title=\"\u2018A Failure Of Epic Proportions\u2019: Inside The European Union\u2019s Failed Vaccine Rollout\">de facto leader<\/a> under the constitution, but Trump has signaled she could be forced out and warned she would pay a &#8220;bigger&#8221; price if she resists. Rodr\u00edguez has as called for cooperation with the U.S., and Trump claimed she is &#8220;cooperating,&#8221; despite saying he has not spoken with her personally.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says US &lsquo;in charge&rsquo; of Venezuela, new leader is &lsquo;cooperating&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2462359\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump <\/a>said on Sunday night that the United States is &ldquo;in charge&rdquo; of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\">Venezuela<\/a> after its mission that resulted in the arrest of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> and the fall of his regime.<\/p>\n<p>Initially hesitant to answer a question about who is running the country after Maduro&rsquo;s ouster, saying it would be a &ldquo;controversial&rdquo; answer, Trump ultimately said, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re in charge.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4406289\/trump-musk-dine-together-feud-seemingly-ends\/\">Trump and Musk dine together at Mar-a-Lago as feud seemingly ends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4406194\/trump-venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-bigger-price-maduro\/\">Trump says new Venezuelan leader will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-new-venezuelan-leader-will-pay-bigger-price-if-she-resists-demands\/\" title=\"... says new ... will ... ......... price if she resists demands\">pay &#8216;bigger&#8217; price<\/a> than Maduro if she resists US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4379341\/trump-more-progressive-biden-economically-one-year\/\">After one year, Trump is on his way to &#8216;out-progressive-ing&#8217; Biden on the economy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re gonna run it. Fix it. We&rsquo;ll have elections at the right time,&rdquo; Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he headed back to the White House from Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s comments are similar to ones he made on Saturday immediately after Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. military&rsquo;s mission that included strikes on Caracas and the arrest of Maduro and his wife, Cilia.<\/p>\n<p>Then, he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4400674\/us-to-run-venezuela-until-transition-can-take-place\/\">said<\/a> the U.S. will temporarily &ldquo;run&rdquo; the country until there is a &ldquo;safe&rdquo; transition to new leadership. Members of his Cabinet have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4406128\/rubio-run-venezuela-policy-maduro\/\">clarified<\/a> that Trump is referring to Venezuelan &ldquo;policy,&rdquo; not the nation itself.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump&rsquo;s teasing of a future election to determine the president of Venezuela suggests the U.S. will have a heavy hand in the transition.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Delcy Rodriguez, Maduro&rsquo;s vice president, is serving as the de facto leader of the country in accordance with Venezuela&rsquo;s constitution.<\/p>\n<p>But Rodriguez, a holdover from the Maduro regime, may not have much time left. 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We&rsquo;ll run it professionally,&rdquo; Trump said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He later issued a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4406194\/trump-venezuela-delcy-rodriguez-bigger-price-maduro\/\">direct threat<\/a> to Rodriguez, saying she would pay a &ldquo;bigger&rdquo; price than Maduro if she resisted U.S. demands.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4406128\/rubio-run-venezuela-policy-maduro\/\">RUBIO INSISTS US WOULD BE RUNNING VENEZUELAN &lsquo;POLICY,&rsquo; SAYS HE&rsquo;S &lsquo;VERY INVOLVED&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez has since called for &ldquo;cooperation&rdquo; between the two countries after her initial condemnation of the U.S. attack and insistence that Maduro is still the president of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also maintained she is &ldquo;cooperating&rdquo; with his administration while on Air Force One despite acknowledging he hasn&rsquo;t personally spoken to her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: US &#8216;in charge&#8217; of Venezuela; leader &#8216;cooperates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2529730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trump-us-in-charge-venezuela.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32402,3634,36408,50813],"class_list":["post-2529729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-international-relations","tag-trump","tag-us-foreign-policy","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trump-us-in-charge-venezuela.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529729"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529733,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529729\/revisions\/2529733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2529730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}