Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro insisted in court on Thursday that newly unsealed torture allegations against him and his wife were "false accusations."
Trump meet with military families and soldiers involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Cuba has been cut off from Venezuelan oil shipments as U.S. forces seize tankers.
Venezuela is believed to hold more than 300 billion barrels of oil, but the country currently produces only a small fraction of its potential.
The Trump administration has told Venezuela's interim president that the regime must meet the White House's demands before being allowed to pump more oil.
Trump said the money would be controlled by him as president but it would be used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States.
