Residents living in the capital, Caracas, and elsewhere have expressed concerns about safety and the country’s future as its leadership and the level of U.S. involvement remains in flux.

The tepid reception from the industry threatens to further complicate Trump’s unprecedented intervention in Venezuela, which he envisions as a yearslong entanglement aimed at remaking both its political leadership and its oil-centric economy.

Trump says Venezuela releasing political prisoners 'in a BIG WAY' after U.S. military operation captured Maduro with least 18 freed so far from detention.

Petty’s Island, which has been owned by Citgo for 110 years, could soon pass under control of Paul Singer’s hedge fund.

In a news conference after the first operation, in which U.S. troops captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Trump referenced the Monroe Doctrine, a policy adopted in 1823 under then-President James Monroe claiming that the continents of North and South America fell under the protection of the United States.

Trump said that due to Venezuela's "cooperation," he has "cancelled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks" against the foreign country.

President Donald Trump has touted Venezuela's oil, inviting executives to the White House on Friday to discuss drilling. "We want stability," he said this week, "but we do want democracy."