What happened in Venezuela? Breaking down the U.S. military operation
WTOP’s J.J. Green breaks down the U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. WTOP News national security correspondent J.J. Green explains how the U.S. military operation unfolded in Venezuela early Saturday. President Donald Trump confirmed early Saturday in a social media post that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been taken into U.S. custody, just hours after reports of multiple explosions ringing out across Caracas surfaced. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the U.S. carried out a “large-scale strike” in the South American country that allowed the seizure of









