The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that the military action by the United States that resulted in the capture of the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, is a «warning» to other nations and an example that «the influence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere will not be questioned.» Trump asserted that the embargo on Venezuelan oil remains in place and that naval presence off the coast of Venezuela will continue until Washington’s «demands are met.» Furthermore, he claimed that the influence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere will not be questioned and that American power in the region will be strengthened.
