Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple was captured and swiftly removed from the country before being flown to New York, where Maduro is expected to face federal charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy and large-scale drug trafficking.
\nTrump publicly confirmed the operation later that day, portraying it as the culmination of years of pressure on a regime accused of corruption, repression, and collaboration with international criminal networks. He framed the mission as necessary to protect U.S. national security interests<\/p>\n
and to give Venezuelans a chance at political change after decades of socialist rule.
\nOn Sunday, President Trump delivered a blunt warning to Maduro\u2019s allies in Venezuela, telling them they must either \u201csurrender or play ball,\u201d according to Fox News senior correspondent Benjamin Hall.
\nSpeaking on Fox News, Hall said Trump revealed he had spoken directly with Maduro just days before the U.S. strike in Caracas. During that call, Trump said he issued a clear ultimatum demanding Maduro\u2019s surrender, but the Venezuelan leader<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump has issued a major warning to remaining power brokers inside Venezuela following the dramatic capture of longtime strongman Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, delivering what allies describe as a blunt ultimatum: surrender or cooperate.
\nIn the early hours of January 3, U.S. forces launched what officials described as a highly coordinated, limited-duration mission inside Venezuela. Airstrikes targeted key military and security infrastructure around the capital, while special operations units moved in on a safe house believed to be sheltering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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