US Forces Arrested Venezuela’s President, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that US forces carried out a major operation in Venezuela that he claimed resulted in the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and their removal from the country.
Trump said further details would be released shortly.
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump wrote: “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader.”
He said the operation was conducted in cooperation with US law enforcement agencies, adding that additional information would be made public later.
Trump also said a press conference would be held at 11 a.m. local time on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago to provide more details.
US officials and Venezuelan authorities had not independently confirmed Trump’s claims at the time of publication.
