[ZERO] President Donald Trump ordered a midnight military raid that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. U.S. forces pulled off the job without a hitch, hauling in the pair.
"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country," Trump announced on Truth Social at 4:21 EST. "This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow."
Hours later, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the pair had been indicted.
"Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York," she explained in a post on X. "Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States. They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts."
Socialist NYC Mayor Mamdani Rages Over Maduro Capture, Speed Dials Trump
[RedState] Democratic Socialist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in office for less than 80 hours, but already he’s watched as the U.S. military forcibly captured his fellow socialist comrade in arms, (now former) Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, and spirited him out of his country. Maduro and wife wife arrived Saturday in... the Big Apple, to face federal criminal charges in the Southern District of New York.
Somehow seems fitting, doesn't it?
Zohran is, predictably, outraged that the United States would seek to take down a drug kingpin who had illicitly taken over the reins of power in a formerly great country. |