President Trump said on Saturday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been captured and flown out of Venezuela after a large U.S. strike.
The U.S. Army’s Delta Force, which is an elite special forces unit, reportedly conducted the operation.
Trump described the operation as a “large scale strike.”
Eyewitness video obtained by CBS News shows the aftermath of the strike.
“The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump said he will hold a news conference about the situation at 11am from Mar-a-Lago.
Maduro is expected to face criminal charges in the United States, according to Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who spoke to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant,” Utah Sen. Mike Lee wrote on X Saturday.
