Venezuela - President Nicolas Maduro & his wife "captured and flown out of country" by U.S. Army Delta Force during "large scale attack" - Jan 3, 2026

[TexLil]

U.S. launches military strikes on Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured and flown out of the country

Soon after the U.S. carried out military strikes inside Venezuela, President Trump said the nation's President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out.

www.cbsnews.com

President Trump said (Sat Jan 3) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the Country" early Saturday morning, confirming a "large scale strike" had been carried out by U.S. forces, as explosions were reported in Caracas and elsewhere.

The U.S. Army's Delta Force, an elite special forces unit, carried out the operation to capture Maduro, officials told CBS News.

 

[TexLil]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007410960907096183

 

[Mauig’ma]

It’s about time Glad he’s arrested. Hopefully now drugs won’t be flooding into the US and other countries.

 

[nao]

It’s about time Glad he’s arrested. Hopefully now drugs won’t be flooding into the US and other countries.

Moo...it will not make any difference at all. The drug wanters will just find another supplier. Anyways they were shipping cocaine and marijuana not fenital

 

[justtrish]

It’s about time Glad he’s arrested. Hopefully now drugs won’t be flooding into the US and other countries.

I can't wait to hear how the operation went down. While the news sounds like a military operation, it also was a law enforcement operation, and he was arrested by proper authorities for the crimes he was indited on in 2020.

Technical Difficulties

 

[MrsWatson]

Rolling coverage from The Guardian.

US attacks Venezuela, captures President Maduro and says he will face criminal charges in America – live

US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’

www.theguardian.com

 

[crussell821]

Well this is frightening. The implications from this will be far reaching. I’m questioning the legality of any of this…
Another war for oil.

 

[Vaderman]

I'm interested in the international precedent this will set.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

I imagine Putin won't be visiting his Black Sea cliff-top villa anytime soon.

 

[NuttMegg]

I can't wait to hear how the operation went down. While the news sounds like a military operation, it also was a law enforcement operation, and he was arrested by proper authorities for the crimes he was indited on in 2020.

Technical Difficulties

What crime did his wife commit?

 

[Sarahlou]

Well this is frightening. The implications from this will be far reaching. I’m questioning the legality of any of this…
Another war for oil.

100%
I don't see how anyone can think this a positive thing.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

It’s about time Glad he’s arrested. Hopefully now drugs won’t be flooding into the US and other countries.

Other countries and entities will gladly flood their products into the US.

 

[ZaZara]

Maduro lost the 2024 elections decisevely to Edmondo Gonzalez Urrutia, leader of the opposition who received 67% of the votes.
Yet Maduro remained in power.

Maria Corinna Machado, Venezuelean winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize dedicated her prize to "the suffering people of Venezuela" and to U.S. President Donald Trump "for his decisive support of our cause".

This capture was a long time coming.

Telegraph:


Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, told senators that he expected “no further action in Venezuela now that Mr Maduro is in US custody”.

The Venezuelan leader has been the subject of an arrest warrant, with a $50m (£37m) reward for information leading to his arrest. His capture follows an extraordinary build-up of US military might in the Caribbean as the Trump administration attempted to pressure the Maduro regime to surrender.


BBM

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Well this is frightening. The implications from this will be far reaching. I’m questioning the legality of any of this…
Another war for oil.

ALWAYS oil.....
And the ability of getting away with anything....
How many regime changes are we going to witness in the coming years??

 

[nhmemorymaker]

I'm interested in the international precedent this will set.

I do believe we will see and normalize regime changes and profit motivated takeovers.

 

[RichardKimble]

I'm interested in the international precedent this will set.

Was Grenada? a precedent way back.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Maria Corinna Machado, Venezuelean winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize dedicated her prize to "the suffering people of Venezuela" and to U.S. President Donald Trump "for his decisive support of our cause".

In retrospect, I wonder if her being smuggled out of the country recently may have been at least partly in anticipation of today's event. To ensure her safety if it all went pear-shaped.

 

[NuttMegg]

D

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Was Grenada? a precedent way back.

Noriega and Panama?

 

[NuttMegg]

Dbm