U.S. forces kidnapped the Venezuelan leader and are taking him to New York.
In a Saturday interview with Fox News, President Donald Trump admitted that U.S. forces entered the residence of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.
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“He was in a dwelling that looked more like a fortress than a house. It had steel doors. It had what they call a safe room, with solid steel all around. He didn’t manage to close that room. He was trying to get in, but they surprised him so fast he couldn’t enter,” he said.
“We were prepared. We had, you know, huge blowtorches and everything needed to cut through that steel. But we didn’t need it. He didn’t make it to that part of the house,” the Republican leader added.
Trump also admitted that the U.S. military had planned to carry out the aggression against Venezuela “four days ago,” but the armed action was postponed due to bad weather.
Venezuelans take to the streets in rejection and protest against U.S. military aggression. pic.twitter.com/Ce12jEgBes
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“The weather has to be perfect. And we had perfect weather. We had, you know, a very good one. A few more clouds than we expected. It was fine. We waited four days. We were going to do it four days ago, three days ago, two days ago. And suddenly, the window opened and we said go. And I’ll tell you, it was just incredible,” he said.
Trump announced that President Maduro and his wife were taken “out of the country” after the U.S. attack, an operation that affected Caracas and the states of Miranda, La Guaira and Aragua. U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said that they “will soon face the full force of American justice on American soil and in American courts.”
“Nicolas Maduro has been charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the United States,” Bondi said, indicating that both the Venezuelan leader and the first lady were charged in the Southern District of New York.
The Venezuelan government issued a statement on Saturday following the first U.S. airstrike against Caracas: “This act constitutes a flagrant violation of the UN Charter, specifically its Articles 1 and 2, which enshrine respect for sovereignty, the legal equality of States, and the prohibition of the use of force. Such aggression threatens international peace and stability, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean, and gravely endangers the lives of millions of people.”
Madelein Garcia, teleSUR correspondent, reports from La Carlota military base, one of the places that was hit by U.S. missiles in the attack they carried out against the nation in the early hours of January 3. pic.twitter.com/Mj9WKKrWJN
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