Overview
- President Trump confirmed a large-scale strike on Venezuela and asserted that Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were captured and flown out, a claim not independently verified in the reports.
- Venezuela declared a national emergency and issued a formal denunciation of what it called U.S. military aggression.
- Residents in Caracas reported explosions around 2 a.m. local time, with social media showing fires and a localized power outage near a major military base.
- An X account tracking Pentagon-area eateries reported a surge at Pizzato Pizza at 2:04 a.m. ET that fell to near zero by 3:44 a.m. ET during the hours of the strike.
- Trump said the operation was conducted in conjunction with U.S. law enforcement and announced an 11 a.m. news conference at Mar-a-Lago.