Trump followed Maduro’s capture in real time and says it was ‘incredible’

The President of the United States, Donald Trumpstated that he followed in real time the military operation that, according to him, resulted in the capture of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. According to Trump, the monitoring took place from a room set up in his private club, Mar-a-Lagoin Florida, alongside generals from the US Armed Forces. The statements were made in telephone interviews with Fox Newswhich released reports about the behind-the-scenes of the action and the ongoing discussions within the American government about the next steps in Venezuela.

According to Trump, the operation was presented to him as something unprecedented in terms of planning and execution. “I was told by real military people that there is no other country on Earth capable of carrying out a maneuver of this type,” he said. The president reported that he followed each stage of the action as if he were “watching a television program”, with access to detailed information about the development of the offensive.

Monitoring from Mar-a-Lago

Trump described the environment in which the follow-up took place as reserved and highly technical. “Well, we watched from one room. We had one room, and we watched everything, every aspect. We were surrounded by a lot of people, including generals, and they knew everything that was going on. And it was very complex, extremely complex,” he declared.

The president also emphasized the speed of military action. “If you had seen the speed, the violence — they use that term, the speed, the violence — it was just an incredible, incredible job that these people did. There’s no one who could have done anything like it,” he said. According to Trump, the operation involved incursions into difficult-to-access locations and the disruption of security structures designed precisely to prevent this type of action.

Execution details and military apparatus

Still according to Trump, the offensive included extensive aerial apparatus. He said the United States had a “massive number” of aircraft, including helicopters and fighters, to support the operation. The president described that the military “invaded places that were not easy to access” and that “steel doors” were broken down in a few seconds, allowing the removal of Maduro and his wife from Venezuelan territory.

Trump added that the action would have been completed in a matter of minutes and that coordination between the forces involved was decisive for the success of the mission. To date, there has been no official release of documents or images that independently confirm the details presented by the American president.

Maduro’s custody and displacement

Asked about Nicolás Maduro’s whereabouts after his capture, Trump said he and his wife were in custody aboard the warship. USS Iwo Jimaon the way to New York. “Yes, Iwo Jima, they are on a ship. They will be heading to New York. The helicopters took them out,” the president said. According to him, the initial displacement would have been carried out by helicopter, before boarding the US Navy ship.

Trump also declared that Maduro tried to negotiate in the final moments before his capture. “You know, he was trying to negotiate at the end,” he said. “But I said, ‘No, we can’t do that.’” The North American president once again accused the Venezuelan leader of involvement in drug trafficking, without presenting additional evidence during the interview.

Next steps and political scenario

Regarding Venezuela’s political future, Trump stated that decisions are still being evaluated by his administration. “We are making this decision now. We cannot run the risk of letting someone else govern and simply take over what he left. So we are deciding this now. We will be very involved and we want freedom for the people”, he declared.

The president also commented on the internal reaction in the South American country, stating that Venezuelans would be satisfied with Maduro’s capture. “Venezuelans are very happy with Maduro’s capture because they love the United States,” he said, classifying the Venezuelan government as a dictatorship. The statements, however, were not confirmed by independent sources or by Venezuelan authorities.

Lack of official confirmations

Until the last update, the Venezuelan government had not officially confirmed the capture of Nicolás Maduro, nor had it commented on Trump’s statements. Likewise, the White House, the Pentagon and other US government agencies have not yet released detailed statements that corroborate the version presented by the president in his interviews.

The lack of independent confirmations maintains a scenario of uncertainty surrounding the episode, which has already provoked reactions from governments and international organizations. Trump’s announcement comes amid a context of heightened diplomatic tension between Washington and Caracas, and increases expectations for formal clarifications on the legality, scope and consequences of the operation described by the US president.