The White House claims to be in charge of Venezuela’s government despite assertions from the country’s newly-minted acting president that her administration is running the country independently after U.S. forces seized Nicolas Maduro from a safe house and brought him to a New York City jail.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a Wednesday press briefing that top administration officials, including President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the entire White House national security team are “in close correspondence with the interim authorities in Venezuela” while exercising “maximum leverage” over the Caracas government.
