The details behind the US abduction of Venezuela President Maduro in shocking military raid
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the country following a "large-scale strike" early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office. The extraordinary nighttime operation was announced by Trump on social media hours after the attack
After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him to the United States where his administration planned to put him on trial.
In a Saturday (January 3) morning (local time) interview on “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Trump laid out the details of the overnight strike, after which he said Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were flown by helicopter to a U.S. warship. Later Saturday, Trump and other officials gave more details during a news conference from his Florida residence.
In a Saturday (January 3) morning (local time) interview on “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Trump laid out the details of the overnight strike, after which he said Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were flown by helicopter to a U.S. warship. Later Saturday, Trump and other officials gave more details during a news conference from his Florida residence.