Venezuelan officials condemn Maduro’s capture, calling it a “kidnapping”

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Hours after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces, the country’s vice president and other top regime figures condemned the military operation in stark terms and suggested they plan to push back on U.S. involvement in the country, posing a potential challenge to President Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela.  Maduro

Trump Says US Will Run Venezuela in Interim: What We Know So Far

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President Donald Trump shared his plans for Venezuela on Jan. 3 during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, outlining what would happen next and who would lead the country after what he called an “extremely successful” U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power the night before. The country’s decades-long socialist

How the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

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Washington — After months of preparation that included building a replica of Nicolás Maduro’s compound and studying his daily habits, U.S. forces arrived at the Venezuelan president’s residence in downtown Caracas just after 2 a.m. local time Saturday.  President Trump and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, detailed the stunning

9 Takeaways From Trump’s Address on Operation to Capture Maduro

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President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Saturday morning following the successful capture and extradition of Venezuelan leader and suspected narcotrafficker Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The president, sharing details of the joint military and law enforcement operation, announced that the United States will run Venezuela until the country is ready for a