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*Update**:*
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US intends to control Venezuela until a “proper transition can take place,” indicating that the bombing of the South American country and abduction of its president were just the start of the Trump administration’s illegal intervention there.
“We are going to run the country,” Trump said during a press conference at his Florida resort, flanked by top US officials. Asked to elaborate, Trump said his administration is in the process of “designating various people” to run the government, adding that “we’re not afraid of boots on the ground.”
The president went on to say that US forces are prepared to launch “a much larger attack” on Venezuela if he deems it necessary, threatening other political figures in the country.
“What happened to Maduro can happen to them,” he said.
Trump also declared that American fossil fuel companies will “go in and spend billions of dollars” in Venezuela, which has the largest known oil reserves in the world.
*Earlier**:*
President Donald Trump is set to hold a press conference late Saturday morning at his Mar-a-Lago resort hours after US forces bombed Venezuela and abducted the nation’s president, Nicolás Maduro, who is being taken to New York to face new federal charges.
The press conference is scheduled to begin at 11 am ET, and it comes as Trump is facing backlash at home and around the world for launching an illegal regime-change war.
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In a Fox News appearance ahead of the press conference, Trump brushed aside criticism from Democratic lawmakers and others who said the US bombing of Venezuela and abduction of its president were illegal.
Democratic lawmakers expressing that view are “weak, stupid people,” the president said, declaring that the actions he approved without congressional authorization and in violation of international law should be applauded.
“They should say, ‘Great job,’” Trump said. “They shouldn’t say, ‘Oh, gee, maybe it’s not constitutional.’ You know the same old stuff that we’ve been hearing for years and years and years.”
Trump went on to declare that the US will “be involved” in Venezuela’s political future following Maduro’s abduction. Asked if he would throw his support behind right-wing opposition leader María Corina Machado, the US president said, “We have to look at it.”
“They have a vice president, as you know,” said Trump, referring to Delcy Rodríguez, who is next in line to take power.
An indictment unsealed Saturday morning shows that Maduro, his wife, and top Venezuelan officials will face federal drug trafficking and narcoterrorism charges.
The document characterizes Maduro as “previously the president of Venezuela.”
CNN reported that the raid resulting in Maduro and his wife’s capture was carried out by the US Army’s elite Delta Force.
“The couple was captured in the middle of the night as they were sleeping,” the outlet reported, citing unnamed sources. “A team of FBI agents was with the US special operation forces who carried out the capture.”
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SanguineParOutrageous. Impeach him.
AristotelisThe greek media which are controlled by greek and american presented this: “The American troops have arrested president Maduro”. Like they are talking about a random US citizen. I want to throw up just thinking about it.
Edit: On national television they called Maduro ex Venezuela president.
Hey, at least these complete fucking imbeciles aren’t even hiding their illegal acts with bullshit excuses. I just wish there were a force greater to take diwn this stupid ass pedophile regime.
ComradeSharkfuckerDamn, I didn’t expect them to take the OG colonial approach tbh. Death to Amerikka
CruxifuxReally? Because after seeing the last decade of American politics that is exactly what I expected of them.
I mean yeah but I thought they would see how that isn’t going to work in the modern day. Then again they don’t need it to work very long term
They did say he would run the country like a company. This is just a hostile takeover. 26 is already a shit year.
d-RLY?“What happened to Maduro can happen to them,” he said.
I hope that he and all the other politicians in the USA understand that this now gives the “okay” for the same to happen to them too. The USA loves to start shit everywhere else and we are groomed into thinking everything only happens in other nations across the world. 9-11 and even Pearl Harbor have shown that such false feelings of “no one would possibly attack USA homeland” are hubris. NATO is a thing, but if a NATO nation is the aggressor, the that Article 5 shit doesn’t apply (to my limited understanding). And the other NATO states really need to stop placing themselves in the same agreements that lead to the first World War.
Fascinated to see how they think this will work. First true corporate state? Formerly socialist Republic of Exxon?
The people of Venezuela will no doubt “voluntarily” subsidise US citizens struggling to cover costs under Trump’s domestic and international policies. Rinse & Repeat.
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We’re Nazi of 2026
[behind right-wing opposition leader María Corina Machado]
She is not “right wing”. She is pro-democracy. She was the real winner of the 2024 election is a landslide but Maduro wouldn’t leave office. Which is what people worry about Treason Trump doing. CNN has shit journalists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Corina_Machado
[In 2023, Machado won the opposition primary to become the unity candidate for the 2024 presidential election. The Venezuelan government subsequently barred her from running in the election.[1] She named Corina Yoris as a replacement candidate, who was later replaced by Edmundo González. The opposition presented vote tallies that showed González winning the July 2024 election in a landslide, while the government-run National Electoral Council declared victory for Maduro without presenting evidence.[2] Shortly after the presidential election, Machado announced that she had gone into hiding, citing fears for her life and freedom under the Maduro government.[3]
In 2025, Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was named one of BBC’s 100 Women in 2018, and listed among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2025. In 2024, Machado received the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize and the Sakharov Prize (shared with González) for representing Venezuelans fighting for democracy]