Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won't govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country.

The US secretary of state said Washington is ready to try working with Venezuela's vice president and now acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, after the abduction of Nicolas Maduro.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won't govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country.

President Donald Trump on Saturday said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until a new leader is determined.

Rubio clarifies U.S. stance on Venezuela, asserting focus on oil blockade instead of direct governance after Maduro's removal.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in interviews on Sunday that it is "premature" to discuss elections in Venezuela because higher priorities, including the country's oil…

The comments stood in contrast to Trump’s broad but vague claims that the U.S. would at least temporarily “run” the oil-rich nation.

Trump and Rubio say they want to use the oil to help Venezuelans. That's not what the US track record shows.