Breaking: Trump claims Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro has been detained and flown out of the country

SATURDAY, JANUARY 03, 2026

US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the United States carried out a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela and that Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out.

US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social claiming the United States had successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and that President Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife, had been captured and flown out of the country.

Trump said further details would follow and that a news conference would be held at 11.00am on Saturday (US time) at Mar-a-Lago, which would be around 11.00pm tonight (Thailand time).
 

Breaking: Trump claims Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro has been detained and flown out of the country