Following a military operation led by the United States that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would temporarily govern Venezuela to oversee a transition.
Trump expressed skepticism toward Maria Corina Machado, claiming the Nobel laureate lacks the necessary domestic respect to lead, despite her calls for the military to recognize the rightful election winner, Edmundo González Urrutia.
While many Venezuelans celebrated the ouster of the regime, experts emphasized that the population desires a return to democratic self-determination rather than foreign or military rule.
Meanwhile, Maduro’s allies have condemned the intervention as an illegal pursuit of resources, demanding the immediate release of their leader.
This developing situation marks a major shift in regional foreign policy as the international community watches how the power vacuum will be filled.