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📰 Trump’s Venezuela Gambit: “We’re Running the Country” President Trump announced Saturday that the United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and will now “run” Venezuela until a new government is installed. Maduro and his wife are en route to New York to face drug and weapons charges, marking a stunning escalation in Washington’s campaign against Caracas. Trump offered few details about the new arrangement, only saying an unspecified “group” will oversee the country, and that American oil companies will rebuild Venezuela’s energy sector—promising it will “make a lot of money”. Past governments, he claimed, “stole our oil,” referencing Venezuela’s nationalization of its oil industry. The operation was executed by U.S. special forces, aided by a CIA source inside the Venezuelan government. Maduro was taken aboard the USS Iwo Jima, and Trump shared images of the arrest, boasting about the precision of the raid and the lack of American casualties—though he acknowledged some injuries. Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro’s former vice president, was sworn in as interim president in a secret ceremony, but Trump insists she’s ready to cooperate with Washington. Meanwhile, Venezuela has declared a state of emergency and denounced the U.S. action as “imperialist aggression”. This is the culmination of months of threats, military buildup, and covert operations by the Trump administration, including drone strikes, oil tanker seizures, and accusations of cartel ties. The U.S. has long accused Maduro of drug trafficking, though analysts question the existence of the so-called “Cartel de los Soles”. So, while Trump celebrates a “brilliant operation,” the real question is: How long will the U.S. “run” Venezuela—and who will pay the price? #Venezuela#Trump#Maduro#oil#imperialism 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸