President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following a “large-scale strike” on the country.
“The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolás Maduro, who, along with his wife, has been captured and flown out of the country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He added that he would hold a news conference at 11:00 a.m. (1600 GMT) at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
Politics Nigeria earlier reported that US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US had “successfully” carried out what he called a “large-scale” strike against Venezuela.
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