Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela

特朗普表示美国将“干预”委内瑞拉。

Global News Podcast

2026-01-04

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Following the capture of the Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by the US military, President Trump has said the United States intends to run the South American country until there can be a "safe, proper and judicious transition". The president was pressed by reporters about who would be running Venezuela during the transition period and offered few details on who exactly would be in charge. He added that Washington wasn't afraid of putting boots on the ground. The announcement comes as the United Nations Security Council plans to hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss Venezuela's future and the US actions, which U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views as setting "a dangerous precedent." Nicolas Maduro's vice -president has called for his immediate release, but the exiled opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, says Venezuela's hour of freedom has arrived. We look at what may happen next and whether Donald's Trump's actions have any legal justification. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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  • This is a special extra edition of the Global News Podcast,

  • marking the momentous events in Venezuela from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Alex Ritzen and at 21 Hours GMT on Saturday the 3rd of January, these are our main stories.

  • After a Hollywood-style raid by 150 aircraft and US special forces on a fortress in Caracas which snatched President Nicolas Maduro,

  • Donald Trump says he's now in charge of Venezuela.

  • We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe,

  • proper and judicious transition and it has to be judicious.

  • We can't take a chance

  • if somebody else takes over Venezuela that doesn't have the good of the Venezuelan people in mind.

  • Mr Trump announced U.S.

  • oil companies will fix Venezuela's broken infrastructure and start making money for the country.

  • The U.S.

  • president also released a photo of a blindfolded and handcuffed Nicolas Maduro aboard a U.S.

  • Navy ship on his way, he says, to face justice in New York.

  • But Venezuela's vice president, Delcey Rodriguez, now sworn in to take charge,

  • has taken to state TV to say there is only one president of Venezuela,

  • and his name is Nicholas Maduro.

  • Also in this podcast, we'll be looking at how far the US operation complies with international law.

  • Following on from the capture by the US military and the deposing of the Venezuelan leader,

  • Nicolas Maduro,