Trump suggests US taxpayers could cover cost of boosting Venezuelan oil production – live

President faces criticism at home and abroad for military attack to capture Nicolás Maduro, which some nations denounced as ‘crime of aggression’ by USDeposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on VenezuelaDelcy Rodríguez strikes conciliatory tone with US after Trump warningA UK minister would not be drawn into saying whether his government believes the US capture of Venezuela’s president was influenced by the country’s rich oil reserves.Asked on Sky News why he thought Donald Trump had captured Nicolás Maduro and said America would “run” Venezuela, Home Office minister Mike Tapp said:This is for Donald Trump to answer, and I think he has said in his press conference, which I watched with interest around narco-terrorism and that threat. Continue reading...