{"id":155,"date":"2026-01-05T01:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funnyvideo.us\/?p=155"},"modified":"2026-01-05T01:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:49:21","slug":"maduro-arrives-in-new-york-as-trump-says-u-s-will-govern-venezuela-until-theres-a-proper-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funnyvideo.us\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"Maduro arrives in New York as Trump says U.S. will govern Venezuela until there\u2019s a \u2018proper transition\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trump said the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife following military strikes on the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration launched a major military attack on Venezuela on Saturday morning, bombing facilities and capturing leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife and flying them to the United States to face charges. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will temporarily \u201crun\u201d Venezuela and work to tap the country\u2019s massive oil reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicolas Maduro: What happened after the Venezuelan president landed on US soil?\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WD5ONlbmGD0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition\u201d to new leadership, Trump said at a news conference in Florida. He didn\u2019t provide more detail about how the U.S. would control Venezuela, saying a group of officials would be named to oversee it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-c77672\">Trump said he didn\u2019t want a new leader to take over in the wake of Maduro\u2019s capture who would result in \u201cthe same situation that we had for the last long period of years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-ff7e5b\">\u201cWe can\u2019t take a chance that somebody else takes over Venezuela that doesn\u2019t have the good of the Venezuelan people in mind,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"anchor-f2b4ca\">\u2018Not afraid of boots on the ground\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-799524\">Trump added that the U.S. military was prepared to strike Venezuela again if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-857c3a\">\u201cWe are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so. So we were prepared to do a second wave if we need to do so,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-75a2ee\">After reporters asked whether the United States\u2019 running Venezuela will involve military personnel on the ground, Trump said, \u201cWe\u2019re not afraid of boots on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-8ea193\">\u201cWe don\u2019t mind saying it, but we\u2019re going to make sure that that country is run properly. We\u2019re not doing this in vain,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How strong is the case against former Venezuela President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro?\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eA_dPtLQcko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-b64be7\">Trump\u2019s remarks were delivered at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where he was flanked by some of his top advisers \u2014 including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-7cc31a\">Asked later Saturday whether he was prepared to have troops on the ground in Venezuela, Hegseth told CBS News that Trump would \u201cset the terms, and ultimately, he\u2019ll decide what the iterations are of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-c37171\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to control what happens next. Because of this brave decision, President Trump has shown American leadership, and he\u2019ll be able to dictate where we go next,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"anchor-104818\">Maduro flown to New York<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-554c30\">Trump confirmed at the news conference that Maduro and his wife were en route to New York, where, he said, Maduro had been indicted. Maduro arrived in New York on Saturday afternoon and could appear in court as early as Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-c2ea16\">Trump said that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez \u201cwas sworn in as president just a little while ago\u201d and that she had a \u201cgracious\u201d conversation with Rubio to offer her support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/us.hotknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-12-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-17eb43\">But on state television later, Rodr\u00edguez told the Venezuelan public, \u201cWe demand the immediate liberation of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores,\u201d calling Maduro \u201cthe only president of Venezuela.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-3ecf33\">Venezuela\u2019s supreme court on Saturday night issued an order instructing Rodr\u00edguez to assume the role of acting president with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"anchor-3b4de6\"><strong>U.S. capture of Maduro was months in the making<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-7c3fcb\">The military operation, which officials said had been planned for months and took several hours, is the latest move that the Trump administration has described as part of a crackdown on drugs entering the U.S. It comes just weeks before the first anniversary of Trump\u2019s second inauguration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-95abc5\">Two U.S. officials familiar with the planning told NBC News on Saturday that Trump approved the military and law enforcement actions in Venezuela more than a week ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-3d1b01\">In remarks Saturday, Caine<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>confirmed that military forces waited over a week for the weather to clear up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/us.hotknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-a991e0\">\u201cWeather in Venezuela is always a factor this time of the year, and over the weeks through Christmas and New Year\u2019s, the men and women of the United States military sat ready, patiently waiting for the right triggers to be met and the president to order us into action,\u201d Caine told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-253cfa\">\u201cLast night, the weather broke just enough, clearing a path that only the most skilled aviators in the world could maneuver through,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-5affc3\">Caine said that Trump gave the order to go at 10:46 p.m. ET Friday and that military forces arrived at Maduro\u2019s compound by 1:01 a.m. ET Saturday. By 3:29 a.m. Saturday, Caine said, the military forces were back over water with Maduro and Flores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-5cad4d\">Trump, who said he watched the operation unfold live from Mar-a-Lago, said Maduro \u201cwas trying to get into a safe place\u201d made of steel as U.S. military forces stormed his compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/us.hotknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><sub><sup>A photo the White House released on Truth Social appears to show Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/sup><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-26e3ba\">\u201cHe was trying to get to a safe place, which wasn\u2019t safe, because we would have had the door blown up in about 47 \u2014 I think, 47 seconds,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt was a very thick door, a very heavy door, but he was unable to get to that door. He made it to the door. He was unable to close it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-3dbc38\">Caine said the aircraft used in the operation included multiple types of military planes, as well as remotely piloted drones, all of which he said helped protect the helicopters and personnel in Caracas. Caine added that the U.S. helicopters were fired on and that U.S. forces \u201creplied to that fire with overwhelming force in self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-2fa593\">Caine added that one U.S. military aircraft sustained damage but was still able to fly. Later Saturday, a U.S. official and a White House official told NBC News that the operation in Caracas resulted in several injuries to U.S. troops, all of whom remain stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/us.hotknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-15-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-aa6ff7\">Vice President JD Vance was also involved in the military operations, according to a spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"anchor-052ad7\">Indictment allegations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-f82985\">Minutes before he spoke at Mar-a-Lago, Trump posted a photo on Truth Social appearing to show Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima wearing what appeared to be a blindfold and holding a bottle of water. Trump also posted a video of the U.S. strikes on Venezuela set to \u201cFortunate Son,\u201d a famous anti-war song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-cb5a23\">Attorney General Pam Bondi&nbsp;said on X&nbsp;that Maduro would \u201cface the full wrath\u201d of the U.S. justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/us.hotknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-14-575x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-e28399\">The charges, in an indictment unsealed Saturday, include narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anchor-32953e\">In the indictment, federal prosecutors alleged Maduro \u201cis at the forefront of that corruption and has partnered with his co-conspirators to use his illegally obtained authority and the institutions he corroded to transport thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife following military strikes on the country. 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