Overview
- U.S. special operations forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas, and detained them aboard a U.S. military ship.
- President Trump said Maduro will be transported to New York to face federal charges brought by Manhattan prosecutors.
- Trump escalated his rhetoric toward Colombia, accusing the country of producing cocaine and telling President Gustavo Petro to “watch his ass.”
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Cuban officials to be concerned as Trump called Cuba a “failed nation.”
- Trump said the U.S. would oversee Venezuela until a safe transition and did not rule out another strike, while Colombia and Cuba condemned the operation and Petro urged OAS and UN meetings.