{"id":16714,"date":"2026-01-03T13:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluewire.news\/wordpress\/?p=16714"},"modified":"2026-01-03T13:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:38:49","slug":"us-hit-venezuela-with-large-scale-strike-in-early-hours-of-the-morning-captured-nicolas-maduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluewire.news\/wordpress\/2026\/01\/03\/us-hit-venezuela-with-large-scale-strike-in-early-hours-of-the-morning-captured-nicolas-maduro\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump hit Venezuela with ‘large-scale strike’ in the early hours of the morning and captured Nicol\u00e1s Maduro."},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump claimed overnight<\/a> that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and “captured” President Nicol\u00e1s 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<\/a>‘, declaring US control over Venezuela, and will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela’s oil industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trump posted an image of captured Maduro on Truth Social mid-morning – which crashed<\/a> minutes later. Trump also celebrated the capture of Maduro<\/a> in a phone interview with The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Trump’s move to topple Maduro is fraught with risk – and what happens next<\/a> is unclear.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice released a new indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife<\/a>, Cilia Flores, on narco-‘terrorism’ conspiracy charges.<\/p>\n

Venezuela has accused US of bombing residential areas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Burgess Everett and Shelby Talcott go into detail on how Trump kept Republicans behind his Maduro campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘Delete your posts!’ MAGA extremists freak out<\/a> on GOP senator for questioning Trump invasion.<\/p>\n

Several world leaders, including the presidents of Chile, Colombia, and Spain,<\/a> raised concerns about the violation of international law.<\/p>\n

NY Times<\/em> editorial board scorches Trump\u2019s ‘illegal and unwise<\/a>‘ attack On Venezuela.<\/p>\n

Karoline Leavitt’s call for ‘peace’ immediately backfired<\/a> after this morning’s Venezuela attacks.<\/p>\n

“It’s time to play America’s favorite new game, ‘what the *** am I waking up to now'”: Critics weary of Trump\u2019s international chaos sound off<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chris Liebenthal: “So much for Trump’s “no new wars” pledge.<\/a>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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