(USA, 4th) On the 3rd, US President Trump stated at Mar-a-Lago that the United States will 'manage' Venezuela until the country can achieve a safe, appropriate, and prudent transition.
According to a report from China News Service, in the early hours of the 3rd, the US military carried out a large-scale military strike on Venezuela, capturing Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife and taking them out of Venezuela. At about 11:40 am Eastern Time, Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida to brief on this military action.
At the press conference, Trump said that the Maduro couple will be prosecuted in the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York on charges of launching deadly 'narco-terrorism' activities against the United States and its citizens.
"We don’t want to let others take charge and have a repeat of the situation we've seen for so many years." Trump stated that before an appropriate political transition is realized in Venezuela, the US will control the situation.
When pressed on how and by whom the US will 'manage' Venezuela, Trump said, we are communicating with the relevant people and designating different candidates. When the time comes, we will inform everyone who these people are. The US side will form a team comprising diplomatic and military personnel and others, responsible for governing during the transition period until Venezuela's national order returns to normal.
Trump said that Venezuela's oil industry has suffered from long-term abuse, and the US will allow large American oil companies to enter, invest billions of dollars, and repair Venezuela’s severely damaged oil infrastructure.
While briefing on this action, Trump also mentioned the 'Monroe Doctrine.' He said that the bilateral relationship with Venezuela has seriously violated core US foreign policy principles, including the 'Monroe Doctrine.' Under his administration’s new national security strategy, US supremacy in the Western Hemisphere will no longer be in question.
Trump further stated that, if necessary, the US would launch a second, larger-scale attack, and preparations have already been made for a second wave of attacks.