Overview
- U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their Caracas home in a nighttime military operation, according to reports.
- Maduro and Flores appeared in federal court in New York on drug‑trafficking charges, and both pleaded not guilty.
- President Donald Trump posted an image showing Maduro in U.S. custody aboard the USS Iwo Jima wearing a grey Nike Tech Fleece tracksuit.
- Google Trends data showed a 72% rise in searches for “Nike Tech” after the photo circulated, with many sizes listed as sold out on Nike’s U.S. website as the company declined comment.
- Online conversations about the tracksuit surged into thousands of daily posts, featuring memes and speculative chatter that referenced Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent Nike share purchase.