Rubio Attempts to Clarify Trump Claim That U.S. Will ‘Run’ Venezuela: What to Know

The Trump Administration, which for months denied seeking regime change in Venezuela, is moving to assert control over the country’s political future.

The U.S. carried out a series of strikes on the Venezuelan mainland on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and capturing Nicolás Maduro, whom the U.S. considered an illegitimate President. Maduro was taken to New York, along with his wife, to face drug charges, leaving the Latin American country’s leadership in question.

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