Venezuela live updates: Trump says US 'going to run the country' after Maduro capture
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Key Points:
- Sen. Jack Reed criticized President Trump's unauthorized military actions in Venezuela, warning that Trump will bear responsibility for the consequences and called the plan for U.S. governance of Venezuela "ludicrous" due to lack of a serious strategy or cost assessment.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the operation as an illegal act of war violating federal and international law, emphasizing concerns for the safety of Venezuelan immigrants in the city and pledging to monitor the situation closely.
- President Trump defended the potential long-term U.S. administration of Venezuela, claiming it would not cost the U.S. due to substantial oil revenues and promising that American oil companies would revive Venezuela's oil industry and generate profits.
- Trump highlighted the poor state of Venezuela
