Venezuela's oil will start 'flowing' to companies, Trump says after attack

 The United States will "get the oil flowing the way it should be" in Venezuela with the help of oil companies, President Donald Trump said in a news conference after U.S. forces snatched Nicolás Maduro, the country's leader, in a surprise operation Jan. 3.

The Trump administration's capture of Maduro will open up Venezuela's massive, state-owned oil reserves to oil giants previously blocked from access, Trump promised in a news conference after the overnight military operation.

"We're going to rebuild the oil infrastructure, which will cost billions of dollars," Trump said. The cost will be "paid for by the oil companies directly," but they will be "reimbursed," he said.