US Senator Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) wrote, “Just spoke with @SecRubio on the phone. He informed me that Nicolas Maduro has been arrested by US personnel pending trial on criminal charges in the US, and the military action we witnessed tonight was taken to protect and defend those enforcing the arrest warrant. This action likely falls within the President’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect US personnel from actual or imminent attack. Thank you.”

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about where Maduro and his wife were being taken. Maduro was tried in March 2020 in the Southern District of New York on charges of conspiracy to commit “narco-terrorism.” US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the military action and Maduro’s arrest marked “the beginning of a new era” for Venezuela, adding that “the dictator is over.”

He posted this a few hours after the attack. His senior Foreign Minister, Marco Rubio reshared a post he made in July that said Maduro “is not the president of Venezuela and his regime is not a legitimate government.”

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Venezuelan military bases were targeted in the attack. Hours later, the US President announced the Venezuelan President’s capture. Meanwhile, Venezuela has demanded proof that Maduro and his wife are alive. According to an AP report, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said that Maduro and his wife are missing. “We are demanding proof that they are alive.”

US President Donald Trump posted on Truth

Social that Nicolas Maduro has been captured following a “massive attack” by the US on Venezuela. He also stated that Maduro’s wife has also been captured and taken out of the country. While confirmation of the explosions being a US airstrike was awaited, a CBS reporter reported that US President Donald Trump had ordered strikes against several locations, including military bases, inside Venezuela.

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Donald Trump wrote, “The United States has successfully launched a large-scale attack against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro has been captured and removed from the country along with his wife. This operation was conducted in collaboration with US law enforcement. Details will be provided later.”

The US has attacked Venezuela over allegations of drug trafficking. Tensions between the two countries have been escalating for several days. The US previously targeted Venezuelan ships and boats allegedly carrying drugs.

Following this, on Saturday (January 3), the US first carried out airstrikes against Venezuelan military bases, after which the US President and his wife were taken hostage.

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