Maduro, USS Iwo Jima and New York
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President Donald Trump released a photo of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in custody aboard the USS Iwo Jima after the U.S. captured him and his wife overnight Saturday, in a significant escalation of Trump’s repeated threats to attack Venezuela as his administration has sought Maduro’s ouster.
Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine provides details about the high-stakes military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that was planned for months.
US President Donald Trump announced today that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro had been captured by US forces in a covert operation, removed from Venezuelan territory, and was now aboard an American warship en route to New York to face prosecution.