Trump Says He’d Win Venezuela’s Presidency, Vows He’d ‘Quickly’ Learn Spanish

Overview

• At a Monday press conference, Trump joked about running Venezuela, said he polls above anyone there, and claimed he would quickly learn Spanish.
• He repeatedly linked the Air Force rescue over Iran to U.S. actions in Venezuela and said the fight there was over in 45 minutes.
• He asserted that the United States has taken hundreds of millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil that he said are in Houston, refined and sold.
• Coverage recapped prior reports that U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in January and said Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has served as acting president since then.
• His joke about learning Spanish contrasted with last month’s summit remark that he would not learn a new language.