US EditionUS Strikes on Venezuela, Arrest of President Maduro
The operation ended months of secret planning and is the most assertive U.S. effort for regime change in Venezuela since 2003, officials said.
- On Saturday, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela during a military operation that included strikes and ground action.
- The operation capped months of secret planning within an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign aimed at regime change, with a report saying the President framed it around oil reserves and U.S. oil companies' benefits.
- Arizona political leaders issued split statements reacting to the military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan president, Saturday.
- Lawmakers raised constitutional and safety objections, citing lack of congressional authorization; Sen. Mark Kelly said, `He doesn’t understand the risks and costs involved`, while Sen. Ruben Gallego tweeted there is no justification for war with Venezuela.
- Seen as the most assertive U.S. action since 2003, the operation raises major geopolitical stakes and could precipitate regime change in Venezuela alongside sustained domestic fallout from Arizona political leaders and Congress.
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Kansas political science professor reacts to U.S. strike on Venezuela
Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that United States Military forces successfully conducted a strike on Venezuela, arresting and extraditing its president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife to face drug trafficking and weapons charges.
Following the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press. In it, he reveals first explosive details of how Venezuela is to continue and what its plans are.
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