President Trump held a press conference in Mar-A-Lago, Florida following the US Military Ops and Law Enforcement, capturing Dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who are currently being held in custody in New York.
Trump said the U.S. is “going to run” Venezuela following President Nicolás Maduro's capture, adding that Washington will remain in the country “until such time as a safe, proper and judicious transition can take place.” The President said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, posting on X the federal indictment listing a slew of charges including: Narco-Terrorism AND Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machine guns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States.
"They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts. On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco- traffickers." Bondi posted on X.
Secretary Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, speaking on the mission of the Trump Administration. "Today’s military action in Venezuela was a decisive and justified operation that will protect American lives. Nicolas Maduro is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans after years of trafficking illegal drugs and violent cartel members into our country — crimes for which he’s been properly indicted in U.S. courts and an arrest warrant duly issued — and today he learned what accountability looks like. President Trump is putting American lives first, succeeding where others have failed, and under his leadership the United States will no longer allow criminal regimes to profit from wreaking havoc and destruction on our country."
Johnson said Trump is scheduling briefings for members of Congress in Washington this week.
Early Saturday morning, President Trump announced that a military operation early in Venezuela has resulted in dictator Nicolas Maduro being captured and flown out of the country.
At least seven explosions could be heard in Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas.
This comes after the US had seized oil tankers off the coast of the country, and after carrying out strikes on drug boats over the last several weeks to take out narco-terrorists.
On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said his government was open to talks with the US.
The Venezuelan government said in a statement that "the civilian and military localities of the city of Caracas, capital of the Republic, and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira" were impacted by the attacks.
The government also called the strike “aggression” by the US.