Hours after an audacious U.S. military operation that plucked Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country Saturday, his vice-president demanded Maduro's release and called him the country's rightful leader. "There is only one president in Venezuela, and his name is Nicolás Maduro Moros," she said. WATCH | Reversing Maduro's impact on Venezuela could take years, analyst says: What's next for Venezuela and its hard-hit oil sector after Maduro capture? 'We're going to run the country,' Trump saysTrump also claimed the U.S. government would help run the country and was already doing so, though there were no immediate signs of that. Venezuelan state TV continued to air pro-Maduro propaganda, broadcasting live images of supporters taking to the streets in Caracas in protest.

Source: CBC News January 04, 2026 06:05 UTC