On January 5, local time, US President Trump said in an interview that the US “is not at war with Venezuela,” adding that the goal of the US side's current actions is not war, but the fight against drug crimes and illegal immigration. Trump said that the US is not at war with the Venezuelan government or country, “but rather with drug traffickers and those who export criminals and drugs to the US.” He pointed out that these issues are the core reasons that prompted the US side to take action. On the political front, Trump said that Venezuela will not hold a new presidential election in the next 30 days. He said that “it is impossible to hold elections” until the country's situation stabilizes, and the US needs to “fix this country first.” He anticipates that the US will be deeply involved in Venezuela for a period of time to push the country to restore order. On the economic side, Trump said that the US may support American oil companies to participate in rebuilding Venezuela's energy infrastructure through subsidies or revenue sharing, adding that the process may be completed within 18 months, but requires “extremely huge capital investment.” Trump said that acting Venezuelan President Rodriguez is currently cooperating with the US side, but denied that the US had reached any agreement with the US side before Maduro was forcibly controlled by the US side. He said that a decision on whether to continue imposing sanctions on Rodriguez will be made soon.

On January 5, local time, US President Trump said in an interview that the US “is not at war with Venezuela,” adding that the goal of the US side's current actions is not war, but the fight against drug crimes and illegal immigration. Trump said that the US is not at war with the Venezuelan government or country, “but rather with drug traffickers and those who export criminals and drugs to the US.” He pointed out that these issues are the core reasons that prompted the US side to take action. On the political front, Trump said that Venezuela will not hold a new presidential election in the next 30 days. He said that “it is impossible to hold elections” until the country's situation stabilizes, and the US needs to “fix this country first.” He anticipates that the US will be deeply involved in Venezuela for a period of time to push the country to restore order. On the economic side, Trump said that the US may support American oil companies to participate in rebuilding Venezuela's energy infrastructure through subsidies or revenue sharing, adding that the process may be completed within 18 months, but requires “extremely huge capital investment.” Trump said that acting Venezuelan President Rodriguez is currently cooperating with the US side, but denied that the US had reached any agreement with the US side before Maduro was forcibly controlled by the US side. He said that a decision on whether to continue imposing sanctions on Rodriguez will be made soon.