Overview
- U.S. officials and President Donald Trump said an overnight operation seized Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores and flew them out of Venezuela.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said both will face prosecution in U.S. courts on narcoterrorism and weapons charges.
- Maria Corina Machado celebrated the action as the “hour of freedom” and called for Edmundo González to be recognized as commander in chief and to assume the constitutional mandate.
- Reports from Caracas described multiple pre-dawn explosions as Maduro allies demanded proof of life and denounced the operation.
- Trump questioned Machado’s support inside Venezuela and said the U.S. could deploy forces during a transition, with military loyalties and the path to a handover still unclear.