President Donald Trump said the United States expects to maintain direct oversight of Venezuela for an extended period, signaling that Washington's role in running the country and managing its oil resources will last "much longer" than a year.
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times on Wednesday evening, Trump declined to set a specific timeline for how long the United States would remain in charge. Asked whether the arrangement would last months or a year, he replied, "I would say much longer," adding that the interim Venezuelan authorities are "giving us everything that we feel is necessary."
