US President Donald Trump stated that the United States needs access to oil and other resources to rebuild the country. He told reporters aboard Air Force One. According to an Argentine News Agency report citing Xinhua, Trump confirmed he had not spoken directly with Rodríguez but would do so 'at the appropriate time.' Rodríguez, who served as Vice President under Nicolás Maduro, assumed the role of interim president after Maduro was forcibly removed from Venezuela following US military attacks. Meanwhile, Trump asserted that the United States was 'in charge' of Venezuela and was 'dealing with the people who have just taken power.' 'We are in charge.' Trump reiterated comments made earlier on Sunday in a telephone interview with The Atlantic magazine, in which he warned that Rodríguez would face a worse fate than Maduro if she did 'the right thing.' 'She (Rodríguez) is essentially willing to do what we believe is necessary to make Venezuela great again,' Trump told reporters, noting she had been 'appointed by Maduro.' While Trump was making these statements, Rodríguez demanded the immediate release of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a National Defense Council session broadcast on state television VTV, and referred to Maduro as 'the only president of Venezuela.' Rodríguez stated that Venezuela's territorial integrity had been 'savagely attacked' during US military attacks on Caracas and other parts of the country, carried out to capture Maduro. 'She will probably face a situation worse than Maduro's, because, you know, Maduro surrendered immediately,' Trump said. Hours after Maduro's capture on Saturday morning, Trump said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a phone call with Rodríguez and that the White House was working with her. Buenos Aires, January 5 (NA) -- US President Donald Trump called Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday night to grant the United States 'total access,' especially to the South American country's oil resources. 'Don't ask me who's in charge, because I'll give you an answer, and it will be very controversial,' Trump said and added: 'It means that we are in charge.' We need total access.
