Smoke rises from Port of La Guaira after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard on January 03, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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PresidentDonald Trumpsaid the U.S. is going to temporarily take over governing Venezuela after launching a large-scale surprise attack on the country overnight.
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump said in a press conference Saturday morning from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
The Venezuela operation “was one of the most stunning, effective and powerful displays of American military,” Trump said.
“Not a single American service member was killed,and not a single piece of American equipment was lost, many helicopters, many planes, many people involved in that fight,” Trump also said.
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