Overview
- FD reports that U.S. forces carried out a precision operation to remove Nicolás Maduro from his residence and transfer him to custody in the United States.
- President Trump said Maduro was arrested as a drug criminal, presenting the action as a law-enforcement matter.
- FD’s coverage argues that oil and control of Venezuela appear to be stronger motives than the narcotics charges.
- Trump subsequently announced that the United States will now govern Venezuela, expanding the scope beyond an arrest.
- FD’s Washington correspondent Barbara Noordermeer outlines possible U.S. plans and directs readers to analysis warning the move carries enormous geopolitical and security risks.