Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) expressed some openness to the U.S. military having a presence in Venezuela following the ouster of its former president, saying there are “many American interests” in the South American country.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States will “run” Venezuela following the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro, saying this will be done until “we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.” Cotton interpreted Trump’s statement as the president saying Venezuela’s new leaders “need to meet our demands” and for Venezuela to stop trafficking drugs and weapons and “return to the civilized world.”