"The United States of America is running Venezuela. By definition, that's true. Jake, we live in a law, I'm sorry, we live in a world in which you can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else, but we live in a world, in the real world, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world that have existed since the beginning of time. The United States -"
"No, what I'm saying is, and we'll keep going here, Jake. So I want to say what I'm saying, and then you'll follow up. But what I'm saying is just one level above that, which is that, by definition, we are in charge because we have the United States military stationed outside the country. We set the terms and conditions. We have a complete embargo on all of their oil and their ability to do commerce. So for them to do commerce, they need our permission."
Stephen Miller framed international relations as governed by force and power, asserting that the United States is effectively running Venezuela. He argued that U.S. military presence outside the country and an embargo on Venezuelan oil and commerce give the United States control over Venezuela's ability to trade and run an economy. He stated that Venezuela requires U.S. permission to conduct commerce and operate its economy during the transition period. Miller positioned that control as a higher-level reality distinct from day-to-day internal governance, implying strategic authority without micromanaging local administrative details.
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