U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Washington's future relationship with Venezuela will hinge on cooperation with U.S. priorities regardless of who ultimately leads the country following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro.
Speaking to the Salem News Channel, Vance said the administration wants stability and prosperity for Venezuelans but stressed that U.S. interests will take precedence. "We want what's best for the Venezuelan people," he said. "But more importantly than that by a factor of a hundred, we want what's best for the American people — and whoever the leader of that country is, is going to have to play ball with the United States."
