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Dale Willman (0:20)
I'm Dale Willman. After U.S. forces captured Venezuela's president on Saturday, President Trump said his administration will now run Venezuela. But on Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a more nuanced response. He said the US Will instead manage the country through the use of sanctions. But the purpose of those sanctions, he said, will be clear.
Marco Rubio (0:38)
The goal of the policy is to see changes in Venezuela that are beneficial to the United States first and foremost because that's who we work for, but also we believe beneficial for the people of Venezuela who have suffered tremendously. We want a better future for Venezuela, and we think a better future for the people of Venezuela also is stabilizing for the region and, and makes the neighborhood we live in a much better and safer place.
Dale Willman (1:01)
Rubio is speaking on NBC's Meet the Press. The deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in custody in New York City, where he's expected to face trial on federal drug trafficking charges. Trump's decision to oust Maduro came after he pardoned other high level drug traffickers. And Pierce Brian Mann reports Trump has.
Pierce Brian Mann (1:17)
Accused Maduro of leading a campaign of deadly narco terrorism against the United States and its citizens. But Jeffrey Singer, a drug policy expert at the libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, says Trump has pardoned, pardoned or freed other major drug traffickers.
Jeffrey Singer (1:32)
If this is what's motivating him, if it's stopping drug trafficking, then why is he pardoning the Honduran president who was convicted of cocaine trafficking?
Pierce Brian Mann (1:42)
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted last year of helping drug cartels smuggle more than 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S. but Trump freed him in December. During Trump's first term, his administration also freed a senior Mexican general accused of aiding the drug cartels. Brian Mann, NPR News.
Dale Willman (2:02)
Denmark is defending its authority over Greenland after President Trump and the wife of a Trump advisor renewed calls for the U.S. to annex the territory. NPR's Lydia Calitri has more on that story.