US will manage Venezuela's affairs until proper transition can take place: Trump

Washingotn: US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will manage Venezuela s affairs until a safe, proper, and judicious transition...

Washingotn: US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will manage Venezuela's affairs until a safe, proper, and judicious transition of power is completed.

This came following a military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and their transfer out of the country.

"The United States will run Venezuela until the time comes to complete a safe, proper, and judicious transition of power. We do not want anyone else taking over, and therefore we will manage the country", Trump said at a press conference in Florida on Saturday.

Trump did not specify a timeline for this phase, only stating, "We will remain in Venezuela until the appropriate transition is completed".

He explained that the military operation carried out early Saturday in Caracas was conducted under his direct orders, with participation from US armed forces in coordination with law enforcement agencies, describing it as a very precise operation and noting it was carried out without casualties among US forces.