President Donald Trump takes questions from the press in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
President Donald Trump said he has canceled a previously anticipated second wave of U.S. military strikes against Venezuela after the country’s interim authorities began to release political prisoners, a move he described as a significant gesture toward peace following the U.S. extraction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to the United States to face narco-terrorism charges.
In a Jan. 9 post on Truth Social, Trump said Venezuela was freeing large numbers of political detainees as a sign it was “seeking peace,” calling the decision “a very important and smart gesture.”
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