What military actions did the U.S. take in Venezuela?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. The State Department is weighing in on U.S. military action in Venezuela overnight, praising the operation. NPR's Jackie Northam reports that... President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were flown out of Venezuela after those military strikes by the U.S.
In a social media post, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the U.S. military operation and the capture of Maduro signal a new dawn for Venezuela, adding that the, quote, tyrant is gone. Both Landau and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reposted earlier comments by Rubio saying that Maduro is not the president of Venezuela and his regime is not the legitimate government.
In another social media post, Republican Utah Senator Mike Lee said Rubio briefed him on the overnight strike, telling him that he anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in U.S. custody. Lee says he looks forward to learning what might constitutionally justify the Venezuela operation in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force.
Jackie Northam, NPR News.
NPR's Eder Peralta reports on Venezuelan reaction to President Trump's announcement that Maduro was captured.
Videos posted on social media showed explosions across the capital, Caracas. In a statement, President Trump said Maduro had been captured along with his wife. On state television, Venezuela's Vice President Desi Rodriguez said government and military officials had been killed by U.S. strikes across Venezuela. She says the government does not know the whereabouts of President Maduro and his wife.
Existence.
We demand from the government of President Donald Trump a proof of life. Early this morning, Venezuela's Interior Minister, Diosdado Cabello, appeared flanked by police, saying the Venezuelan government will not be cowed. Ada Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
The Venezuelan government is calling the U.S. strikes at Rock Farrakis and other targets around the country an imperialist attack and is urging citizens to take to the streets. Here's the BBC's Will Grant.
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