Bloomberg: Rubio Will Fulfill A Key Role In Governing Venezuela
- 4.01.2026, 14:18
Until there is a safe and legal transition of power.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will play a key role in governing Venezuela until there is a safe and legal transition of power.
This is reported by Bloomberg.
As the publication notes, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced U.S. plans to run Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro's takeover, uncertainty loomed over the country over what that means and who would be in charge.
The confusion was added by the fact that the White House gave few details about what it would mean to govern the oil-producing country of about 30 million people.
A U.S. official said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has criticized Maduro and his predecessor Ugo Chavez throughout his career, would take a leading role in running Venezuela.
Bloomberg notes that there is no clearly defined plan yet to deploy U.S. troops or administration to Venezuela. But Trump has made it clear that he is paying close attention to the country's oil industry.
"Essentially, Trump is trying to control Venezuela's vice president (Delcy Rodriguez, - ed.) and the people around her with a carrot and stick approach to achieve desired results for the United States. We'll see if it works," said Matthew Krenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council.
Trump seemed to confirm that approach with his comments to the New York Post when he said U.S. troops on the ground would not be needed if Rodriguez "does what we want him to do."
Remember yesterday, Jan. 3, (the United States conducted a military operation in Caracas https://charter97.org/ru/news/2026/1/4/668811/), Venezuela's capital. It involved aircraft, the U.S. Navy, drones and CIA agent network.
The purpose of the operation was to detain Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Along with him, U.S. forces also detained his wife Cilia Flores. They were flown to the US and are now in custody.