Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Maduro

January 3, 2026 4:33 AM EST

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend a year-end salutation to military forces in La Guaira, Venezuela December 28, 2025. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

Jan ⁠3 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠President ‍Donald Trump on Saturday ‍said that the ​United States had ​captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and ​flown them 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 in a Truth ⁠Social post.

(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)



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