Day After Trump’s ‘Will Run Venezuela’ Remark, Top Aide Makes U-Turn

<p data-start="178" data-end="476">A day after President Donald Trump claimed that the United States would &ldquo;run&rdquo; Venezuela following the ouster of its leader Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday appeared to scale back that assertion, saying Washington would not take on a day-to-day governing role in the country.</p> <p data-start="478" data-end="698">Speaking on multiple television talk shows, Rubio said the US would limit its involvement to enforcing an existing &ldquo;oil quarantine&rdquo; on Venezuela, signalling a clear shift from Trump&rsquo;s sweeping remarks made a day earlier.</p> <div class="flex flex-col text-sm pb-25"> <article class="text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id="request-695a8233-03e0-8333-ba6a-cb15d78aabd9-22" data-testid="conversation-turn-58" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> <div class="text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)"> <div class="[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn" tabindex="-1"> <div class="flex max-w-full flex-col grow"> <div class="min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1" dir="auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="2d7a6168-4667-457d-b970-21a18f9f7476" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5-2"> <div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]"> <div class="markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling"> <h3 data-start="0" data-end="29">Rubio Seeks To Calm Fears</h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start">Rubio&rsquo;s comments appeared aimed at easing concerns over whether the assertive US action to achieve regime change could lead to a prolonged foreign intervention or another failed nation-building effort. His statements stood in contrast to Trump&rsquo;s broad and largely undefined claim that Washington would at least temporarily oversee the oil-rich nation.</div> <div class="z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start"> <div class="flex flex-col text-sm pb-25"> <article class="text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id="request-695a8233-03e0-8333-ba6a-cb15d78aabd9-23" data-testid="conversation-turn-60" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> <div class="text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)"> <div class="[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn" tabindex="-1"> <div class="flex max-w-full flex-col grow"> <div class="min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1" dir="auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="0d3e2d22-dc85-4517-bd48-57188e6fd462" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5-2"> <div class="flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]"> <div class="markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling"> <h3 data-start="0" data-end="33">US Denies Governing Venezuela</h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start">Trump&rsquo;s remarks had sparked questions about whether the US intended to establish some form of administrative control over Caracas, raising alarms both domestically and internationally. By clarifying that the US would not govern Venezuela beyond enforcing sanctions related to its energy sector, Rubio sought to reassure critics wary of deeper American entanglement following the dramatic capture of Maduro.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div>

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