politics
January 3, 2026
Trump captures Maduro and vows to ‘run’ Venezuela
Early on Saturday morning, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. Hours later, they were indicted on drug and weapons offences in New York. Later on Saturday, he suggested that the US was “going to run” the country for the time being
TL;DR
- US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
- Maduro and Flores were indicted on drug and weapons offenses in New York.
- Trump suggested the US would temporarily govern Venezuela.
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