The US president says only time would tell how long his administration will be involved in the running of the country.
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He told the New York Times that "only time will tell" how long his administration would "oversee" the running of the South American nation following the seizure by US forces of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a raid on Saturday.
Trump also did not say if or when elections would be held in Venezuela to replace the interim government headed by Maduro loyalist Delcy Rodríguez.
Meanwhile, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said the ouster of Maduro had set off an "irreversible process" that would lead Venezuela to be "free".
New York Times (NYT) journalists quizzed Trump on his plans for the future of Venezuela days after he had said his administration would run the oil-rich nation.
Earlier on Wednesday, the White House had said that the US would control sales of sanctioned oil "indefinitely".
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright argued that the US needed control over Venezuela's oil sales for leverage over the interim government in Caracas.
Trump said his administration would be "taking oil" from Venezuela, which has the world's largest proven reserves, but acknowledged it would "take a while" to get the country's oil industry up and running.
Venezuela's oil production has plummeted as a result of mismanagement on the part of the Maduro government and that of his predecessor, as well as years of US sanctions.
Watch: BBC Verify examines claims Venezuela "stole" US oilTrump told the NYT that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was "in constant communication" with Rodríguez, who was designated as Venezuela's interim leader by the country's Supreme Court, which is dominated by Maduro loyalists.
He added that Rodríguez is "giving us everything that we feel is necessary."
The US president had earlier said that the interim government had agreed to use the proceeds from the sale of its oil to buy only US-made goods.
According to the