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U.S. Seizes Maduro in Caracas Raid as Trump Unveils 'Donroe Doctrine'

Trump pledges a temporary U.S.-led transition in Venezuela following Maduro's federal narcoterrorism indictment.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, Burlington Air National Guard Base, Burlington, Vermont is in pre-contact over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility before receiving fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma during exercise Cope North 2025, Feb. 7, 2025. The KC-135 provides the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force and has performed this role for over 50 years. It provides aerial refueling to the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft during CN25 to support exercise operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Roland)
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Overview

  • Attorney General Pam Bondi said Nicolás Maduro faces Southern District of New York charges including narco‑terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons offenses.
  • Reports describe pre‑dawn airstrikes in Caracas followed by elite U.S. forces capturing Maduro and Cilia Flores, with extraction linked to the USS Iwo Jima and no U.S. casualties stated by Trump.
  • At Mar‑a‑Lago, Trump rebranded U.S. hemispheric policy as the “Donroe Doctrine,” a move aligned with a recent national security strategy that outlined a Trump Corollary authorizing interventions for strategic goals.
  • Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the operation as a warning to governments in Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia, with Trump singling out President Gustavo Petro and voicing hardline remarks about Mexico.
  • Regional leaders condemned the action, and USA Today noted Trump dismissed congressional authorization concerns, while media reports highlighted his unsubstantiated claim that Venezuelan weapons were used in coordination with cartels.