The U.S. Captured Maduro. What Comes Next for Venezuela?
January 3, 2026
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as posted by the channelIn the early hours of Saturday morning, Venezuelans awoke to the sound of U.S. helicopters overhead. Per President Donald Trump, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” on facilities in what he has dubbed the “narco state” of Venezuela.
The U.S. has arrested Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Hours after the swift operation, Attorney General Pam Bondi unsealed the U.S. government’s charges against the now-deposed Venezuelan leader: narco-terrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, drug trafficking, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
Then, in a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela “until such time that we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.”
Why did Trump decide to act in Venezuela? Are the administration’s actions legal? What will happen to Maduro when he reaches American soil? And what will come next—both for Venezuela and for U.S. foreign policy?
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