President Trump: United States to 'Run Venezuela' Until 'Safe, Proper and Judicious' Transition

The assessment is "likely_true" with high confidence based on strong corroborating evidence. Multiple high-authority sources (BBC, CBS, Euronews, NBC, CNN, Reuters) establish the context for the statement: U.S. military strikes in Venezuela, the capture of President Maduro, and an announcement by President Trump regarding a 'transition of power'. This creates a highly plausible environment for the quoted remark to have been made.The most critical piece of evidence is the Instagram post from media personality Collin Rugg, which, despite its lower authority (0.60), has the highest relevance (1.00) as it directly reports the verbatim quote. Crucially, it attributes the statement to an interview with Fox News, a major media outlet, lending it credibility.While the other high-authority news sources do not contain this specific quote in their summaries, they do not contradict it. Their focus is on the breaking news of the strikes and the capture of Maduro. It is common for initial reports and summaries to omit specific phrases in favor of headline facts. The lack of contradiction, combined with the direct quote provided by one source that fits perfectly within the established context of a U.S.-managed transition, strongly supports the truthfulness of the statement.