Key Highlights
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that the U. S. will not take on a governing role in Venezuela.
- The U. S. will enforce an existing oil blockade as leverage for policy changes.
- Rubio emphasized that the U. S. aims to influence the oil industry for the benefit of the Venezuelan people.
- Trump's initial claim about the U. S. governing Venezuela was met with pushback from top Republicans.
- The U. S. operation involved the capture of Nicolás Maduro, who faces federal criminal charges.
