
US President Donald Trump holds a press conference as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, look on following a US strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, Jan 3, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]
Trump says US oil companies would fix Venezuela's infrastructure, "and start making money for the country".