Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would indefinitely “run” Venezuela stunned the world—and his own officials, who didn’t see it coming either, author Michael Wolff revealed Sunday. On a live episode of Inside Trump’s Head , Wolff said that the president’s inner circle was surprised by his declaration that the U.S. would “run” Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.” Trump made the statement after extracting autocrat Nicolas Maduro, 63, and his wife ​​Cilia Flores in a surprise Saturday raid. Read more at The Daily Beast.