"When asked how long he would be running Venezuela, Trump said it would be much longer than a year. After Trump initially claimed that the US was running the South American country, in the hours after the operation that seized President Nicolas Maduro, members of Trump's cabinet sought to downplay America's role in its governance. Since then however, Trump has continued to assert that he is in fact in charge."
"but in his conversation with the Times, Trump said, I don't need international law. When asked if there were any limits on his powers on the world stage, Trump said: Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. Trump said he was getting along very well with interim president Delcy Rodriguez, adding that the US would be taking the country's oil and giving money to Venezuela, which they desperately need."
"He has framed the issue as one of national security, but when pushed by White House correspondent David E Sanger on why he hasn't chosen to simply reopen bases and send troops to Greenland under the terms of a decades-old treaty, Trump insisted the territory must be part of the US. I think that ownership gives you a thing that you can't do with a lease or a treaty, the president said, adding that's what I feel is psychologically needed for success."
Trump asserts prolonged control over Venezuela, stating he would run the country much longer than a year and continuing to claim de facto authority after the operation that seized President Nicolas Maduro. Members of his cabinet initially downplayed American governance, but Trump dismissed international law and cited only his own morality and mind as limits. He reported cooperation with interim president Delcy Rodriguez and said the US would take Venezuela's oil while providing money. Trump has renewed efforts to acquire Greenland, framed the move as national security, refused leases or treaties in favor of ownership, and questioned NATO's usefulness without the US.
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