Overview
- Residents in Caracas reported multiple overnight explosions and a low-flying aircraft as strikes hit targets including military sites.
- President Trump posted that Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of Venezuela, with a press event announced for 11 a.m. at Mar-a-Lago.
- Senator Mike Lee said a call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio conveyed that U.S. personnel arrested Maduro to face criminal charges in the United States.
- Lee said Rubio described the strikes as protecting those executing the arrest and indicated the action likely falls under the president’s Article II authority, adding he expects no further U.S. operations now.
- Venezuela issued an official condemnation calling the events U.S. military aggression and a breach of the U.N. Charter, while independent confirmation of Maduro’s custody and operational details has not yet emerged.