US Military Captures Nicolas Maduro, Trump Announces US Will Govern Venezuela

Operation to Capture Maduro

• 🇺🇸 United States Armed Forces conducted an extraordinary military operation at the direction of President Trump to capture outlaw dictator Nicolas Maduro.
• 💥 The assault, described as spectacular and powerful, utilized overwhelming American military power across air, land, and sea against a heavily fortified location in Caracas.
• 🎯 This operation is compared to successful raids against other high-profile figures like Soleimani and al-Baghdadi, and the "Midnight Hammer" operation against Iran's nuclear sites.
• 🌃 Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, were captured in the dark, with Caracas lights largely turned off, and now face American justice.

Charges and Legal Proceedings

• ⚖️ Maduro and Flores have been indicted in the Southern District of New York for their campaign of narco-terrorism against the United States.
• 🚢 They are currently on a ship and will be heading to New York, with a potential decision for their trial location between New York and Miami.
• 📈 The overwhelming evidence of their crimes will be presented in a court of law.

US Governance of Venezuela

• 🗓️ President Trump announced that the United States will run Venezuela until a safe, proper, and judicious transition can take place.
• 🕊️ The goal is to ensure peace, liberty, and justice for the Venezuelan people, preventing others who do not have their best interests in mind from taking over.
• ⛽ US oil companies are expected to invest billions to fix infrastructure and generate revenue for the country.

Military Strength and Drug Interdiction

• 💪 The operation highlighted the strength and capabilities of the US military, with no American service members killed and no equipment lost.
• 🚢 The US has significantly reduced drug trafficking by sea, interdicting 97% of drugs, many of which originate from Venezuela.
• 💀 Maduro is accused of being the kingpin of a criminal network responsible for trafficking drugs into the US, leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans.