US to 'run' Venezuela: Trump says the US is "going to run" Venezuela until "a safe, proper and judicious transition" of power. He was pressed on how exactly the US would do this, but did not provide detail

Trump says running Venezuela is putting 'America First'

A short time ago in the news conference with US President Donald Trump, a reporter asked how running Venezuela would be putting "America first".

"I think it is," Trump replied. "We want to surround ourselves with good neighbours. We want to surround ourselves with stability."

"We have tremendous energy in that country, it's very important that we protect it," he said.

Trump is now taking questions. He's asked if the US running Venezuela means US troops will be on the ground.

He says "we're not afraid of boots on the ground" and the US military had "boots on the ground last night at a very high level".

"We're going to make sure that country is run properly," he adds.

Trump is also asked what exact mechanism he will be using to run the country. He says "we're designating people right now" and "we're going to let you know who those people are".

He is then asked who will run Venezuela. He gestures his hand towards himself and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as he says "it's largely going to be for a period time the people that are standing right behind me".

First is an overabundant supply. Thousands of units were built over the last two years, in part to meet an unprecedented surge in Canada's population driven largely by immigration, Mr Hildebrand said.

But the number of newcomers dropped sharply following a shift in Canada's immigration policies, made partly to address the housing crunch.

It is a turn-around that developers could not have predicted, and resulted in more than 60,000 new units completed in recent years to meet a demand that no longer exists.

Health officials will continue to recommend the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines and immunizations against polio, chickenpox, HPV and others, but they are narrowing recommendations for vaccination against meningococcal disease, hepatitis B and hepatitis A to children who are broadly at higher risk for infections.

They recommend that decisions on vaccinations against flu, Covid-19 and rotavirus be based on “shared clinical decision-making,” which means people who want one must consult with a health care provider.

Administration officials have told oil executives in recent weeks that if they want compensation for their rigs, pipelines and other seized property, then they must be prepared to go back into Venezuela now and invest heavily in reviving its shattered petroleum industry, two people familiar with the administration’s outreach told POLITICO on Saturday.

The offer has been on the table for the last 10 days, the person said. “But the infrastructure currently there is so dilapidated that no one at these companies can adequately assess what is needed to make it operable.”

“It feels very much a shoot-ready-aim exercise.”