US EditionRubio Says US Ready to Use Force to Ensure Venezuela’s Cooperation
Rubio warns the U.S. will use force if Venezuela’s interim leaders do not cooperate; 266 political prisoners freed since Jan. 8, a Venezuelan human rights group said.
- On January 28, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warning the administration is prepared to use force to secure Venezuela’s cooperation if needed.
- The Jan. 3 operation and a pivot to Venezuela's oil industry have driven the administration's recent strategy, with President Donald Trump touting plans for 50 million barrels and pressing Delcy Rodríguez.
- The administration cites humanitarian steps, noting 266 political prisoners freed since Jan. 8, while Marco Rubio denies U.S. troops are on the ground and calls the Maduro seizure an operation to aid law enforcement.
- Congress has so far declined to rein in the administration, narrowly blocking a war-powers resolution, while the State Department plans to send staff to prepare reopening the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.
- Rubio argues Rodríguez’s self-interest will drive cooperation on energy and trade, saying, `We will closely monitor the performance of the interim authorities as they cooperate with our stage-based plan to restore stability to Venezuela.
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Rubio Says He Doesn’t Anticipate Use of Force in Venezuela — But He Won’t Rule It Out
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. J. Scott Applewhite/APMarco Rubio came to the Hill on Wednesday with a warning in writing that the Trump administration is “prepared to use force” to keep Venezuela’s interim leaders cooperating after Nicolás Maduro’s capture. But he stopped short of repeating the threat in public testimony, instead framing any potential escalation as a conditional act of self-…
The U.S. Secretary of State denied on Wednesday that there was a war against Venezuela. At the same appearance he warned that he would oversee his "transition" and threatened to use force if "other methods fail." Republican Senator Rand Paul confronted him: if someone invaded the U.S. and captured his president, wouldn't that be an act of war?
Rubio says U.S. is ready to use force to ensure Venezuela’s cooperation
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration is prepared to use force to ensure that Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez cooperates with the U.S., while hoping that self-interest will motivate her to advance key American objectives.
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