Trump threatens the acting president of Venezuela with a worse fate than Maduro
The US President warned Donald Trump Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez will pay a heavy price worse than the fate of Maduro unless she cooperates with Washington following her arrest of President Nicolas Maduro is in a military operation.
He said Trump in a phone interview with a magazine "The Atlantic" American: "Unless you do the right thing, you will pay a very high price, perhaps even greater than Maduro" He and his wife were arrested by American special forces in a surprise operation on Saturday.
American officials, including Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, hinted at the possibility of cooperating with the remaining officials of the Maduro administration, but on the condition that they take steps. "The right thing"Including allowing American companies to benefit from the country’s vast oil reserves.
America takes over the administration of Venezuela
Trump confirmed on Saturday that his country will take over the administration of Venezuela in a transitional phase, even though he had previously criticized American foreign policy, which resorted to overthrowing regimes and rebuilding countries.
In his speech to "The Atlantic"Trump said: "Rebuilding there and changing the system, call it what you want, is better than the current one"
He added: "Refactoring is not a bad thing in the case of Venezuela, the country has reached hell. It is a failed country and in a catastrophic situation in every respect"
Trump repeated his demand that the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland become part of the United States.
He said: "We definitely need Greenland, we need it for security"
In response to a question about whether the military operation in Venezuela was an indication of what the United States might do in Greenland, Trump said: "They have to see it for themselves, I don’t really know".
- For more: Follow Khaleejion 24 Arabic, Khaleejion 24 English, Khaleejion 24 Live, and for social media follow us on Facebook and Twitter
