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Trump describes capture of Maduro on Fox News; says 2 US troops, helicopter hit
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores face narco-terrorism charges in New York after capture aboard USS Iwo Jima during a US military operation in Venezuela, Trump said.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump monitored the Venezuela operation from Mar-a-Lago, saying he `watched it literally like I was watching a television show` and later vowed from Mar-a-Lago's `Tea Room` to `take over` and `run` Venezuela.
- The operation sought to arrest President Nicolás Maduro, with the Justice Department on Saturday announcing new charges and reporting his wife was captured.
- During the briefing, Donald Trump deviated from prepared remarks with a lengthy aside about crime in Washington DC and Los Angeles, appearing exhausted and struggling to stay awake while Dan Caine briefed.
- Venezuelan citizens living in Spain gathered at Puerta del Sol, Madrid to watch Trump’s briefing while Marco Rubio stood stony-faced behind the president, highlighting tense optics.
- Trump's unconventional staging continued a pattern, as Donald Trump rarely used the secluded Mar-a-Lago retreat, framing his choice to oversee the operation there; he said, `I watched it literally like I was watching a television show`.
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Leaning Left42Leaning Right66Center75Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Center
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