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Trump says US has captured Venezuela President Maduro

By Thomson Reuters Jan 3, 2026 | 3:33 AM

Jan 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on ‍Saturday said that the United States had captured Venezuelan President ‌Nicolas Maduro ‌and his wife, and flown them out of the country.

“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 ⁠said in ‌a Truth Social post.

(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby ⁠Chopra)