Trump Does Not Want to Occupy Venezuela, US Tells UN Meeting

A fire at Venezuela's largest military complex, Fuerte Tiuna, after a series of explosions in Caracas on Jan. 3. — A fire at Venezuela's largest military complex, Fuerte Tiuna, after a series of explosions in Caracas on Jan. 3.
Photographer: Luis Jaimes/AFP/Getty Images

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By Magdalena Del Valle

January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM UTC

Updated on

January 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM UTC

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The Trump administration does not want to occupy Venezuela, Washington’s envoy to the United Nations said on Monday, as the US faced intense criticism at a meeting to discuss the stunning special forces raid that captured Nicolas Maduro.