This photo posted by President Donald Trump to the social platform Truth Social appears to show Nicolas Maduro in US custody. Even before the first US military strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat from Venezuela in early September, the plan to remove Maduro from power was already in motion. This photo posted by US President Donald Trump to the social platform Truth Social appears to show operations for the Venezuela strike. Video Ad Feedback The fall of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro 3:11 • Source: CNN The fall of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro 3:11‘Pretty much an ultimatum’Late last month, the CIA carried out a drone strike on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter previously told CNN, marking the first known US attack inside that country. Caine said Maduro and his wife “gave up” to the US military personnel before being flown out of the country.

Source: CNN January 04, 2026 04:10 UTC