Trump Says U.S. Has Captured Maduro And Will 'Run' Venezuela. What Happens Next In Markets.
U.S. oil companies will repair infrastructure in Venezuela, Trump tells reporters. President Donald Trump said a U.S. military operation has resulted in the capture of Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro.President Donald Trump announced the capture of Maduro and said the Venezuelan leader will be put on trial in the U.S. on charges of narcoterrorism.While the U.S. operation against Venezuela did not come entirely out of the blue, the timing may have caught many by surprise. On the prediction market Kalshi, for instance, the market for Maduro leaving office before February was trading around 13 cents on the dollar.Trump, speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, said U.S. oil companies XLE would "go in" to Venezuela, "spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country.". Trump told reporters the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until what he called a safe and judicious transition has taken place.Gold usually is