US president made comments after US special forces captured Venezuelan president and his wife
US attacks Venezuela – live updates
Donald Trump has vowed that the US is “going to run” Venezuela until there is an orderly transition of power but provided few details after ousting the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, in an audacious military attack.
Speaking at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, the president hailed an overnight operation that captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, as “an assault like people have not seen since world war two”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/trump-venezuela-oil-industry
Author : David Smith in Washington and Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Publish date : 2026-01-03 20:19:00
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