In an interview with NBC News, Trump insisted that the immediate priority is repairing Venezuela's infrastructure, suggesting he might subsidize oil companies to rebuild the energy sector in less than a year and a half.
“"First we have to fix the country. You can't hold elections. There is no way people can vote."
Regarding interim President Delcy Rodríguez, Trump stated she is cooperating with US authorities, despite having previously threatened her. He demanded "total access" to oil and other resources.
“"They need help, and I have the feeling that she loves her country and wants it to survive."
This stance comes as Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores appeared before a federal judge in New York on charges of narcoterrorism. Trump described the capture operation in Caracas as "brilliant."
Furthermore, CIA reports, published by The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, advised Trump to keep Chavista loyalists in power, arguing that opposition leader María Corina Machado could not control the military.
