“It is an attack against Venezuela. We are deployed, and from here we call on our people to remain calm, to be ready for any situation, and to trust the leadership and our military command. Let no one fall into despair or make things easier for the invading enemy who cowardly attacked us.”

"We will play a role in deciding who leads Venezuela, and we are currently assessing the next steps regarding its leadership".

Well, if they stay loyal (to Maduro), the future is really bad for them. If they convert—there’s a conversion factor—I would say most of them have converted. He’s had very little loyalty.

In fact, I noticed today that some people are marching in the streets waving flags, and they’re very supportive. They have American flags being waved on the streets.

"She's a good woman, but the cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico — the cartels are running Mexico."

“We are going to stay there (in Venezuela) for as long as necessary. We are going to run the country until an appropriate transition is achieved. Venezuela has long been a failure, even in oil production.”

"We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in and spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, and start making money for the country. We are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."