U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

Trump: US ‘captures’ Maduro in ‘dead of night’

Name: Trump: US ‘captures’ Maduro in ‘dead of night’
Uploaded: 2026-01-03T17:17:54Z
Duration: 1 min 21 s
Description: US President Donald Trump said the US will run Venezuela until there is a “safe and judicious” transition of power.

US President Donald Trump says the US “successfully captured” Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife “in the dead of night” and they will “face American justice” for alleged narcoterrorism. Trump said the US will run Venezuela until there is a “safe… and judicious” transition of power.