Donald Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and “captured” President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, following a series of explosions and fires reported around Caracas. During a news conference in the late morning, Trump declared, ‘We are going to run the country‘, declaring US control over Venezuela, and will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela’s oil industry.
Trump posted an image of captured Maduro on Truth Social mid-morning – which crashed minutes later. Trump also celebrated the capture of Maduro in a phone interview with The New York Times.
Trump’s move to topple Maduro is fraught with risk – and what happens next is unclear.
The Department of Justice released a new indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on narco-‘terrorism’ conspiracy charges.
Venezuela has accused US of bombing residential areas.
Burgess Everett and Shelby Talcott go into detail on how Trump kept Republicans behind his Maduro campaign.
‘Delete your posts!’ MAGA extremists freak out on GOP senator for questioning Trump invasion.
Several world leaders, including the presidents of Chile, Colombia, and Spain, raised concerns about the violation of international law.
NY Times editorial board scorches Trump’s ‘illegal and unwise‘ attack On Venezuela.
Karoline Leavitt’s call for ‘peace’ immediately backfired after this morning’s Venezuela attacks.
“It’s time to play America’s favorite new game, ‘what the *** am I waking up to now’”: Critics weary of Trump’s international chaos sound off.
Chris Liebenthal: “So much for Trump’s “no new wars” pledge.“