The U.S. military carried out large-scale air strikes on Venezuela on Jan. 3. President Donald Trump said that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and taken out of the country.
“The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country,” Trump said on Truth Social.
A series of explosions rocked Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, at about 1:50 a.m. local time on Jan. 3, knocking out power in several parts of the city.
Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry described the events as a “military aggression” by the U.S., while Maduro declared a state of emergency and ordered the deployment of the armed forces.
