President Trump said on Saturday that the operations in Venezuela, which culminated with the attack on the capital and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, were part of the “Don-Roe doctrine” he coined. Trump said that under Maduro, Venezuela “hosted foreign adversaries in our territory and acquired dangerous offensive weapons that could threaten US…
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Saturday that President Nicolas Maduro is his country’s only president, hours after US troops seized him and his wife to face charges in New York. “Venezuela has only one president, and his name is Nicolas Maduro Moros,” Rodriguez said in a televised address to Venezuelans… Source link
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores face cocaine importation conspiracy charges and other counts in a recently unsealed indictment after their capture on Saturday. The four-count superseding indictment, which also charges other Venezuelan government officials and associates, alleges Maduro used government power to protect and promote vast criminal conduct – from drug…
The Washington Post editorial board on Saturday praised President Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s embattled leader Nicolas Maduro, calling the military operation “a major victory for U.S. interests.” “Millions of people around the world, especially in Venezuela, are celebrating the fall of dictator Nicolas Maduro,” the board wrote. “President Donald Trump’s decision to hold him… Source…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the Trump administration’s decision to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as “reckless” with no planning for the South American country or congressional authorization. “Let me be clear: Nicolas Maduro is an illegitimate dictator,” Schumer said in a statement. “But launching military action without Congressional authorization and without a…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday called it “hypocritical” for President Trump to impeach Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, after Trump last year pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez after he was convicted on drug charges. “If the President bases his actions on allegations of drug trafficking, it is completely hypocritical… Source link
President Trump posted a photo of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro captured on the USS Iwo Jima on Saturday. The photo posted on his Truth social account shows Maduro wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants, with what appear to be headphones and dark glasses over his eyes. The Venezuelan leader also has a water bottle in his…
Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, said Saturday that the military strike on Venezuela and the arrest of its leader Nicolas Maduro was “unauthorized” and called on Congress to reassert its authority. “President Trump’s unauthorized military invasion of Venezuela to arrest Maduro – no matter…
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) ended a post on X reacting to the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Madura with two words: “Free Cuba.” The veteran senator and foreign policy expert praised the operation, arguing that it was in the US interest to “bring justice” to Venezuela, and also… Source link
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were both indicted on narco-terrorism charges following military attacks in Venezuela, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Saturday. Bondi’s statement comes after President Trump announced the capture of Maduro and Flores. Maduro’s whereabouts were unclear after the US attack, and Venezuelan officials were asking… Source link
