Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won't govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing "oil quarantine" on the country.

Marco Rubio sparred with ABC's "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos over U.S. authority to run Venezuela after extracting dictator Nicolás Maduro on Saturday.

Rubio said Sunday the U.S. will judge Venezuela on three tests: cracking down on drugs, foreign influence, and oil sector reform.

The secretary of state says the US will retain "multiple levers of leverage" if Venezuela's leaders don't "make the right decisions".

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the U.S. Venezuela operation on "Meet the Press," and argued that congressional approval wasn't needed for the precise mission that captured Nicolás Maduro.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for “not being straight with the American people” about President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in interviews on Sunday that it is "premature" to discuss elections in Venezuela because higher priorities, including the country's oil industry, must be addressed first.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to have little patience for CBS anchor Margaret Brennan saying she was "confused" about the nature of the raid that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.