The US launched nighttime strikes on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on January 3, 2026. Upon capture, the US military flew President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores to New York where they were indicted on ‘narco-terrorism’ charges.
00:00U.S. President Donald Trump insists Venezuela's leaders will comply with American demands
00:08following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro in the early hours of January 3rd,
00:132026. The U.S. launched nighttime strikes on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.
00:20Upon capture, the U.S. military flew Maduro and his wife Celia Flores to New York,
00:26where they were indicted on narco-terrorism charges.
00:30But they were completely overwhelmed and very quickly incapacitated. If you would have seen
00:36what I saw last night, you would have been very impressed. I'm not sure that you'll ever get to
00:40see it, but it was an incredible thing to see. So we are going to run the country until such time as
00:47we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition. We can't take a chance that somebody else takes
00:55over Venezuela that doesn't have the good of the Venezuelan people in mind.
00:59However, days later, the South American country apparently remains under the same regime,
01:05with Vice President Delsi Rodriguez named the interim president by the country's high court.
01:12Rodriguez has publicly rejected the claims that she would work with the U.S.
01:16The strikes and capture of the president sparked widespread condemnation around the world.
01:23Meanwhile, some, including many in Venezuela, have praised the U.S. president's actions.
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