A supporter of ousted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro carry his portrait during a rally outside the National Assembly in Caracas on Jan. 5, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images For one prediction market trader, the Trump administration’s weekend capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was a […]
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Why has the US captured Venezuela’s president and what happens next? | Venezuela
Overnight on Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the country. The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said they would face […]