Stephen Miller Being Considered for More Elevated Role' in Managing Post-Maduro Venezuela: WaPo

"Donald Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. would run the country now that strongman Nicolas Maduro was in custody. Flanking Trump during his announcement were Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine. The Washington Post cited anonymous sources Monday saying the White House was weighing giving Miller a more elevated role in overseeing post-Maduro operations in Venezuela."

"Miller has been the architect of the administration's anti-immigration and border policy, the report said, and took a central role in the effort to remove Maduro. Maduro's vice president Delcy Rodriguez has assumed power in the dictator's absence, and Trump told The New York Post, if the vice president does what we want the U.S. won't put boots on the ground. However, Rodriguez lashed out at Trump shortly after Maduro's capture, saying that Venezuela will not be a colony of any empire."

"You know, it's a very big country. It's twice the size of California, 25 million people, roughly. It's too complex for us to run, Abrams said. He continued, What we should be looking for is a popular government, a democratic, elected government that can begin to rehabilitate the country with our support and the support of the other democracies that surround Venezuela."

Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would run Venezuela after strongman Nicolas Maduro was taken into custody. Stephen Miller stood beside Trump and the White House reportedly considered elevating Miller to oversee post-Maduro operations. Miller previously developed the administration's anti-immigration and border policies and played a central role in efforts to remove Maduro. Maduro's vice president Delcy Rodriguez assumed power amid the dictator's absence, and Trump said the U.S. would avoid boots on the ground if she complies. Rodriguez rejected the idea of Venezuela becoming a colony. Elliott Abrams said governing Venezuela from Washington is implausible and called for a democratic, internationally supported government.

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