US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had canceled a previously expected second wave of attacks on Venezuela following cooperation from the South American nation. The U.S.A. and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in a much bigger, better, and more modern form, their oil and gas infrastructure," Trump said on Truth Social. During the Fox interview, Trump also said he would meet oil executives at the White House on Friday and that the oil companies would spend at least $100 billion in Venezuela, which he repeated in his Truth Social post. In the interview on Fox News on Thursday night, Trump praised the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, saying: “they've been great. “Consider this a gesture by the Bolivarian (Venezuelan) government, which is broadly intended to seek peace,” he announced.

Source: The Telegraph January 09, 2026 09:53 UTC