US EditionNYC Mayor Mamdani called Trump to express opposition to Maduro’s capture
Mayor Mamdani condemned the U.S. capture of Maduro as unlawful, highlighting risks to tens of thousands of Venezuelans in NYC and calling for transparency and congressional briefings.
- On Saturday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani telephoned President Donald Trump to register opposition to the U.S. operation capturing Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan President, and Cilia Flores.
- At a Saturday press conference, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani described the raid as illegal, saying it violates federal and international law and `directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home`.
- Reuters reported months of planning and rehearsals for the operation, while Southern District of New York prosecutors indicted Maduro and his wife on narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, and weapons offenses.
- Local and state officials quickly denounced the operation as reckless or a `flagrant abuse of power`, while protesters in Times Square demonstrated on January 3 against the U.S. military action.
- Timing puts the mayor early in his term into a national foreign-policy dispute as Zohran Mamdani, New York City Mayor sworn in two days earlier, reacts to President Donald Trump's plan to `run` Venezuela temporarily.
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Mamdani says he called Trump to oppose ‘blatant pursuit of regime change’ in Venezuela
(Background) U.S. President Donald Trump talks on the phone as he waits onboard Marine One to depart the Leesburg Executive Airport (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (L) Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference at Grand Army Plaza in New York City, New York, United States on January 2, 2026. (Jason Alpert-Wisnia / Hans Lucas /... The post Mamdani says he called Trump to oppose ‘blatant pursuit of regime change’ in Venezuela appeared first o…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he directly told Donald Trump he opposed the US military's capture of the Venezuelan president
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