“We are going to run the country”

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has appeared from his Mar-a-Lago mansion, in Florida, hours after the United States has launched an attack against military objectives in Venezuela and has captured Nicolás Maduro, transferred to the United States to stand trial. The US president has assured that the US will direct the country, once Maduro is overthrown, until an orderly transition of the country occurs: ““We are going to run the country until we can make an adequate transition in Venezuela.”. “We cannot allow anyone else to take control in Venezuela that is not good for its citizens,” he stressed. “We are going to be there and we are going to stay until an adequate transition can be made”the US president has stressed.

“Last night, early in the morning and under my command, the United States carried out an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela,” Trump began, describing the assault as “spectacular, the likes of which no one has seen since the Second World War.” An assault, he explained, with the aim of bringing Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to justice in the United States “for their narcoterrorism campaign against the United States and its citizens.” A demonstration of “power, precision and competence”he highlighted, adding that the US “is once again a respected country, more than ever.”

Regarding the immediate future of Venezuela, Trump has assured the media that the US will arrange what is necessary for an orderly transition and that, in the future, the large oil companies can do transactions with the Caribbean country: “The oil business in Venezuela has been a disaster, and US companies are going to go there and spend billions to fix it and make this bring money to our country.

Furthermore, to guarantee the viability of this transition and demonstrate Washington’s determination to put an end to the Maduro regime, it has asserted that US forces are ready for a second attack. “We are prepared for a second attack if that is necessary” He assured, although he stressed that, for the moment, he does not believe that this will be necessary.

A “team” will be appointed to pilot the transition

Asked by the press, Trump has assured that it will be “the oil companies” that will pay for the reconstruction of the system so that Venezuelan oil flows again to the United States. The American president has assured that he will lead Venezuela with “a team” designatedof which for the moment he has not specified more details, ensuring that the well-being of Venezuelans will be guaranteed.

However, he has pointed out to the Secretary of State, Marco Rubioto the Secretary of War, Pete Hegsethand to the chief of the General Staff, the General “Razin” Caineas a possible part of that team, of which he has not publicly ruled out that people who are currently part of the orbit of the current regime may be part of it. In fact, the North American president has indicated that Delcy Rodriguezthe current vice president of Venezuela and one of the great figures of the Maduro regime, has shown herself willing to cooperate with the US: “Marco (Rubio) just had a conversation with her, and she is willing to do what we consider necessary for this to work.”

He has also assured that His government has not spoken with María Corina Machadoand has publicly ruled out the possibility of her being part of the decisions in the immediate future of Venezuela: “She is a very nice woman, but He has neither the support nor the respect of the Venezuelan people“, he assured.

Regarding deploying troops on Venezuelan territory, Trump did not want to rule out that possibility: “We are not afraid of that, we are going to make sure that this turns out well, we are going to run the country well, with judgment, in a fair manner and this will mean a lot of money, but we are going to take care of everyone,” he stressed. In addition, he has warned the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, whom he relates to the production and shipment of drugs from Colombia to the United States: “He would have to be careful,” he stressed.

In his speech to the media, Trump has alluded to the Monroe Doctrine and his new National Security strategy to assert that the US “will no longer look the other way” in the face of what it considers threats to its security. “US dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never, ever be called into question. With my government, we will be able to guarantee the power of the United States on our continent,” the Republican stressed, adding that “the future will be determined by our ability to protect territory, commerce and resources, which will be key to our national security.” “We are going to crush the cartels, stop the terrorists, and defend our country from threats, whether external or internal. “This extremely successful operation must serve as a warning to anyone who threatens US sovereignty,” has reiterated in his statement.

Trump has assured that the Navy will remain active in the Caribbean, that the embargo on Venezuelan oil will continue and that the US reserves the possibility of carrying out new military interventions: “The Venezuelan authorities have to understand that What has happened to Maduro can happen to them if they are not fair to their people,” he asserted, pointing directly to the senior officials of the Maduro regime who remain in the power vacuum after the arrest of the Venezuelan president. “The United States is a safer and prouder nation,” he concluded.

A few hours after the attack, which occurred in the early hours of this Saturday, on military objectives in Venezuela, the elite United States Delta force captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Trump himself confirmed the capture on his Truth Social network hours later and later, in an interview with the Fox network, he gave details about that same operation, ensuring that the Venezuelan president was “in a fortress” and that after being arrested he was “on his way to New York”where a court in the southern district of the city accuses him of charges of terrorism and drug trafficking, among others, since 2020.

150 aircraft that deactivated Venezuela’s air defenses in an operation of just three hours

For his part, the chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Daniel “Razin” Caine, has given more details about the military operation: “Discreet, precise and carried out in the darkest hours of the night.” The general explained that, for months, US Intelligence has been studying the viability of an operation of this type. “We watched, we waited, we prepared, we were patient and professional”Caine highlighted. “A bold operation, that only the United States could carry out, in which we needed precision and integration,” underlined the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, highlighting the complexity of maintaining the element of surprise in the air while sending troops on the ground, in Caracas. In the device, he highlighted, they were part “150 coordinated aircraft“.

Caine has highlighted that Maduro’s movements, his routines and his agenda were monitored in detail for months, to set the most appropriate moment for carry out the operation “minimizing damage”. “Last night, the weather was good enough” to begin the operation, the order for which was given by Trump himself at 10:46 p.m. “More than 150 aircraft from 20 different bases took part in the deployment,” Caine explained.

As he explained, the US carried out different distraction maneuvers to “create a path.” When the operation was near Caracas, Caine explained, “the air component dismantled Venezuela’s air defense to guarantee safe passage to the target area,” highlighting that the element of surprise was maintained at all times. At 2:01 AM (Venezuela time), he highlighted, The Delta Force arrived at the complex where Maduro was and sealed the place to proceed to the arrest of the Venezuelan president and his wife. Caine has highlighted that Venezuelan forces opened fire on US helicopters, which responded with fire. One of them was damaged, but was able to return, the Chief of the General Staff detailed.

“Maduro and his wife surrendered and were handed over to the custody of the Justice Department. There were several self-defense responses as our troops withdrew from Venezuela.” “Maduro and his wife were embarked on the USS Iwo Jima,” explained Raine, who assured that They arrived on the American coast at 3:29 in the morningUnited States time.

Hegseth, Secretary of War: “This is peace through strength”

“We finally have a commander in chief whom the world respects,” began Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War and head of the Pentagon, highlighting the “glory of the American warriors” in the operation against Maduro. “No other country on Earth comes even close to (the capacity) for this type of operations,” he highlighted. “Our adversaries have to take note: USA can be projected at any time and anywhere“, he stated.

“Maduro had his opportunities,” Hegseth said, highlighting that the Trump administration “takes the mission of stop the flow of gangs, violence, drugs and poison for our citizens, and ending the flow of stolen oil to the US, and is very serious about restoring the deterrence capacity of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.” “This is peace through strength,” he stressed.

For his part, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has stressed that Nicolás Maduro “has had many opportunities to avoid this”accusing him of “confiscating American oil, filling our country with gangs… always trying to play tricks on us.” “Now we have a president who is not to be trifled with,” he stated. “Let no one risk this president,” he concluded his brief intervention.