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US involvement in Venezuela could last years, Trump says

EPA/Shutterstock A person wearing a Venezuelan hat and a US flag attends a demonstration in support of US military actions in Venezuela, in Florida, USA, 04 January 2026

US President Donald Trump has said that his country’s involvement in Venezuela could last for years.

He told the New York Times that “only time will tell” how long his administration would “oversee” the running of the South American nation following the seizure by US forces of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a raid on Saturday.

Trump also did not say if or when elections would be held in Venezuela to replace the interim government headed by Maduro loyalist Delcy Rodríguez.

Meanwhile, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said the ouster of Maduro had set off an “irreversible process” that would lead Venezuela to be “free”.

New York Times (NYT) journalists quizzed Trump on his plans for the future of Venezuela days after he had said his administration would run the oil-rich nation.

Earlier on Wednesday, the White House had said that the US would control sales of sanctioned oil “indefinitely”.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright argued that the US needed control over Venezuela’s oil sales for leverage over the interim government in Caracas.

Trump said his administration would be “taking oil” from Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven reserves, but acknowledged it would “take a while” to get the country’s oil industry up and running.

Venezuela’s oil production has plummeted as a result of mismanagement on the part of the Maduro government and that of his predecessor, as well as years of US sanctions.

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