Trump Signals Possible Further U.S. Military Action After Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro

Written by on January 5, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump said further military action against Venezuela is possible after the U.S. captured President Nicolás Maduro, warning remaining officials to cooperate with U.S. plans. 

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Maduro is being held in New York on drug charges, a move Venezuela’s government calls a kidnapping. 

The intervention has triggered unrest, military mobilization, and accusations of civilian casualties, marking the most controversial U.S. action in Latin America since Panama in 1989.  

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/venezuelas-maduro-custody-trump-says-us-will-run-country-2026-01-04


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