Overview
- U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in a pre-dawn Caracas raid and transferred them to New York, and the New York Times, citing a Venezuelan official, reported at least 80 people were killed in the strike.
- President Trump said the United States would temporarily "run" Venezuela to ensure a transition of power.
- Vice President Delcy Rodríguez asserted interim authority in Caracas and condemned the seizure as a violation of international law.
- Elon Musk’s 2024 jab about carrying Maduro to "Gitmo on a donkey" resurfaced as he reposted a White House image of Maduro in custody and wrote, "Congratulations, President Trump."
- Musk had dinner with President Trump and later shared additional memes, while AI-generated donkey-to-Gitmo videos and other posts spread widely on X.