Trump, Venezuela and Maduro
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Venezuela denounces “military aggression" after the US launched strikes on Saturday in which Maduro and his wife were captured.
Venezuela's government declared a state of emergency and denounced what it called "extremely serious military aggression" by the U.S.
Trump said the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife following military strikes on the country.
President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily after an audacious military operation plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country.
The president of Venezuela was taken by American forces and transported to the U.S. Saturday to face federal drug charges.
Hundreds of people gathered in front of City Hall on Saturday in opposition to the Venezuelan bombing that took place early that morning.
Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered VP Delcy Rodriguez to assume acting presidency after Nicolás Maduro was detained by U.S. forces.
After an audacious overnight operation that captured Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and removed him from power, President Trump on Saturday embraced an open-ended nation-building effort of a kind he once said he would avoid.