President Donald Trump said the United States would take control of Venezuela and tap its vast oil reserves after capturing leftist leader Nicolás Maduro and removing him from the country.
Speaking at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said the U.S. would “run it with a group.” He added that the United States would invest billions of dollars to repair Venezuela’s severely damaged oil infrastructure and begin generating revenue. “We’ll be selling large amounts of oil,” Trump said.