Sumi Somaskanda

That's a question many journalists have been asking President Trump, and we don't have an entirely clear picture yet.

What we understand is that President Trump and his administration want to be able to dictate to Venezuela's interim leader, Delsi Rodriguez, what she does.

They want her to meet a few key demands.

I mentioned drug trafficking.

They want to see the flow of drugs stop.

They also want to see U.S.

companies be able to enter Venezuela and extract oil again.

And they've also talked about clamping down on the flow of migration.

But really, how that will look is not clear.

President Trump has said he's not afraid of boots on the ground again.

There could be further U.S.

military intervention if the interim president doesn't comply.

But right now, it looks like creating a U.S.-friendly government in Venezuela that will meet the Trump administration's demands.

He certainly has.

Look, what's important to know is that Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world at around 303 billion barrels.

Its oil capacity is completely underutilized.

That's because of endemic corruption and also a lack of investment for many years here.

President Trump has been very clear.

He sees Venezuela as really a vast source of potential for American oil companies to reap the benefits of those oil resources here in Venezuela.

In fact, The Washington Post had even reported that President Trump informed oil companies before and after that operation to remove Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela.