President Donald Trump said on Friday that Venezuela is not yet ready to hold elections after the United States removed President Nicolás Maduro. The United States announced in early 2026 that it had taken steps to replace Maduro, citing alleged human rights abuses and recent earthquake damage in the country. Formal elections have not been scheduled. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said, "They're not really ready for them yet," and added that elections would occur "at some point." He defended his administration's decision to issue subpoenas to New York Times journalists, stating that the probes target leakers, not the journalists themselves, after previously withdrawing subpoenas related to a story about his Air Force One gift. Trump described the tariffs imposed on 60 economies as "very standard" and linked them to alleged failures to enforce bans on forced‑labour goods. He announced a planned "major tariff" on Mexico related to a parasite found in lettuce that has affected patients in several U.S. states, and said a tariff on Canada would be imposed due to smoke from wildfires affecting the United States. The timeline for Venezuelan elections remains unspecified, and the legality of the tariffs and subpoenas is under review.