Overview
- U.S. officials say Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were flown to New York, first to DEA offices in Manhattan and then to Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
- President Trump announced the operation and said it positions the U.S. to run Venezuela on an interim basis.
- Trump also highlighted access to Venezuela’s oil reserves as a goal of the U.S. action.
- Maduro is reported to be in U.S. custody in New York to face criminal charges following the nighttime raid.
- Clips from the 2019 series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are trending as viewers draw parallels, though reporters note the show is a fictional story that did not predict current events.