Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was with Trump and Hegseth, also told reporters that Maduro had multiple opportunities to avoid this. He was provided multiple very, very, very generous offers, and chose instead to act like a wild man, Rubio said.

‘Maduro had his chances, he effed around, and he found out’: Pete Hegseth

Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader and recent Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Corina Machado called for Edmundo González Urrutia, the opposition leader who lost the 2024 presidential election, which many countries accused Maduro of rigging, to “assume his constitutional mandate.”

‘US fulfilled its promise,’ says exiled oppn leader Maria Corina Machado on Maduro’s capture

The preparation for this raid was unprecedented in its scale. Trump disclosed that US forces did not just study the target; they physically cloned it.

'Had a call with him': Here's what Trump asked Venezuela's President a week before his capture

The US embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, issued an alert to Americans in Venezuela, telling them to shelter in place, citing “reports of explosions in and around” the city. It did not give details. The United States suspended operations at its embassy in Caracas in 2019.

‘It was a brilliant operation,’ says Trump after US captures Maduro and his wife

maduro-kidnapped

Maduro Kidnapped, News on Maduro Kidnapped, stories on Maduro Kidnapped, articles on Maduro Kidnapped, Maduro Kidnapped stories at Wion, Maduro Kidnapped news, Maduro Kidnapped latest news

maduro kidnapped

‘Maduro had his chances, he effed around, and he found out’: Pete Hegseth

‘US fulfilled its promise,’ says oppn leader Maria Machado on Maduro’s capture

Here's what Trump asked Venezuela's President a week before his capture

‘It was a brilliant operation,’ says Trump after US captures Maduro and his wife