New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- A day after US President Donald Trump triggered global outrage by declaring that Washington would "govern Venezuela" following the dramatic capture of President Nicolas Maduro, his close aide and Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved swiftly to dial down the rhetoric, insisting that the United States has "no intention of governing Venezuela."Rubio on Sunday said on TV talk shows that the United States would not govern Venezuela beyond enforcing an existing oil quarantine, seeking to dial back concerns sparked by President Donald Trump's earlier assertion that Washington would "run" the country after the ouster of Nicolas Maduro.
Rubio's clarification came amid growing international condemnation and concerns that Trump's...