A supporter of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds up a portrait of him in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured the Venezuelan leader. | Pedro Mattey / AFP via Getty Images
President Trump announced Saturday morning that the United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying that the US had flown Maduro to a military ship off the country’s coast and will be taking him to New York.
The capture of Maduro was part of a military operation that included “large scale strikes” on Venezuela, Trump said.
It comes after months of escalating rhetoric a...
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