After U.S. authorities captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores over the weekend, local leaders here on Guam are now watching closely for any impacts to the island.

Governor Lou Leon Guerrero and Congressman James Moylan say they have not received any information indicating that Guam service members have been activated.  "I talk to the admirals here on a regular basis. One of the things I’m going to do this week is get a hold of them and find out what role we play here," said Leon Guerrero.

Various national news outlets report Congress has still not been briefed on the operation, and questions linger on its legality and motive. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will "run" Venezuela temporarily, including their vast oil reserves. 

"We’re going to run everything. We’re going to run it, fix it. We’ll have elections at the right time, but the main thing you have to fix is the broken country," Trump said.

Guam's governor commented, "If you follow the national media and you read what happened with Panama, it didn’t work. But of course, there’s a lot of news comments out there, but what really is the real reason behind it? And you’ll hear things in the media saying it’s oil. It’s not drugs and it’s not you know, it’s oil."

Delegate Moylan says he expects “timely briefings to Congress regarding the scope, legal authority, and objectives of this operation" and is closely monitoring developments.  And if Guam’s troops are given 'legal orders' to deploy, the governor sends this message: "If you have to do your job as ordered, we are praying for your safety and protection. Of course, I don’t want them to go there, but if there’s orders and the orders are legal orders, they do have to follow those orders."