‘We are going to run Venezuela’, Trump says after Maduro’s capture
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Trump says U.S. forces carried out a “large-scale” strike in Venezuela, captured Nicolás Maduro and that Washington will run the country until a “proper transition” takes place.
The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday, capturing the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro and flying him out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington.
President Donald Trump announced the details in a news conference Saturday morning.
“At my direction, the United States Armed Forces conducted an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela,” he said. “Air, land and sea was used to launch a spectacular attack,” he added.
Trump claimed U.S. forces “successfully captured Maduro in the dead of night,” adding, “”We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition.””
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