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Trump says US captured Maduro after conducting ‘large-scale strike’ on Venezuela
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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters during a march to commemorate the 'Day of Indigenous Resistance' in the capital Caracas on October 12, 2025. (Federico PARRA / AFP)
US President Donald Trump says Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been captured after the US conducted a “large-scale strike” on the country.
“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 says in a Truth Social post.
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