How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 3, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 3, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/03/how-the-us-captured-nicols-maduro/

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WASHINGTON — After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him to the United States where his administration planned to put him on trial. In a Saturd...