Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife landed at Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, New York, on Saturday afternoon. They have been charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and weapons offenses.
The U.S. launched a wide-scale “air, land and sea” military attack on Venezuela early on Saturday morning involving at least 150 aircraft. Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the country.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. is “going to run” Venezuela following Maduro’s capture “until such time as a safe, proper and judicious transition can take place.”
Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said on state TV that the U.S. actions constituted an attempt at regime change in an effort to capture the country’s oil and natural resources. She later added that Venezuela stands ready to defend those resources.
The South American country’s attorney general said innocent civilians were killed in the military strikes on several facilities in Caracas and the area. Sources told NBC News that some U.S. soldiers were also injured and are in stable condition.
