Despite the United Nations condemning the U.S. forces' arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed satisfaction with the operation, which was carried out early last Saturday in Caracas.

In a phone call with MSNBC on Tuesday, Trump voiced pride in the decision, according to the network’s correspondent.

“Unlike What We Did in Iraq”

Trump affirmed that the U.S. would rebuild Venezuela’s damaged oil infrastructure but emphasized that this time, the U.S. would keep the Venezuelan oil.

He recalled stating back in 2016 that “America should have kept the Iraqi oil,” a comment that sparked significant controversy at the time. “But we should have kept the Iraqi oil,” he reiterated.

He went on to say that the difference between what the U.S. did in Iraq and what it is doing in Venezuela lies in the fact that “this time, we will keep the Venezuelan oil.”

According to four individuals familiar with the matter, Trump administration officials held their first official calls on Monday with oil company executives to encourage them to help revive Venezuela’s declining oil production, as reported by Politico.

Meanwhile, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado emphasized that her country would become “the energy hub of the Americas,” thanking Trump for the arrest of Maduro.

Trump also stated Monday evening that the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela. He revealed that his administration may compensate oil companies investing in Venezuela to help maintain and boost oil production.

Maduro has been held since Saturday evening in a Brooklyn prison—one of the largest in the U.S.—known for its poor health conditions and administrative flaws. He faces four charges related to drug trafficking and possession of automatic weapons.