World reacts to US bombing of Venezuela, ‘capture’ of Maduro Donald Trump says the US has carried out a ‘large-scale strike’ against Venezuela and captured its president........
United States President Donald Trump has said the US has carried out a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Maduro and his wife had been “captured and flown out of the country” following the operation, which he said was conducted “in conjunction with US law enforcement”. The US carried out strikes inside Venezuela early on Saturday, in a dramatic escalation that Venezuelans had feared for weeks. US media outlets, including Fox News and CBS News, earlier reported that the US carried out strikes on the South American country. In a statement on X, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said Venezuela was experiencing a “new dawn”. “A new dawn for Venezuela! The tyrant is gone. He will now – finally – face justice for his crimes,” he said. In an initial statement, Maduro accused the US of an “extremely serious military aggression”. “Venezuela rejects, repudiates, and denounces b...