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Donald Trump will speak following Saturday’s attack on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. The Republican will consider whether to support opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mar\u00eda Corina Machado in her bid for a political transition in Venezuela. Machado has stated that Maduro will be held accountable for his “atrocious” crimes and that Washington has “fulfilled its promise to uphold the law” in the face of Maduro’s refusal to “accept a negotiated solution.” “We are prepared to take power,” Machado wrote on her social media accounts. Maduro was captured on Saturday along with his wife, Cilia Flores, and is being transported to New York on a U.S. ship to face trial on charges of drug trafficking and weapons possession.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A line at a supermarket in Caracas this Saturday. \/ Ariana Cubillos \/ AP<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Little activity on the streets of Caracas and some lines at supermarkets<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In the early morning hours, after the night’s bombing raids, Venezuelans began venturing out to buy food. Lines were reported at some supermarkets. Cars were also crowded at gas stations as people filled their tanks in anticipation of a possible fuel shortage. People were stocking up on supplies amid the uncertainty. The Venezuelan government declared a state of emergency due to the external unrest, though it has not provided further details, which could include restrictions on movement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trump says he will consider a possible Machado presidency in Venezuela<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n US President Donald Trump has stated that he has to “consider” whether to support Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as a leader of a transition in Venezuela.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Asked in an interview with Fox News whether he would support Machado to assume power in Venezuela after US special forces removed Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from Caracas, Trump responded: “Well, we’re going to have to look into that right now.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[In Venezuela] they have a vice president, as you know. I mean, I don\u2019t know what kind of elections those were, but, you know, Maduro\u2019s elections were a disgrace,\u201d insisted the Republican, who accuses the Venezuelan of leading a drug trafficking network.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Trump has repeatedly stated that Maduro\u2014whom the United States does not recognize as the legitimate president of Venezuela\u2014had a \u201crigged election\u201d in 2024, which is why \u201cpeople have no affection for him.\u201d \u201cHe had very few loyalties, if any. He was a dictator, a tough guy, and he ruled with an iron fist, and people can\u2019t believe how lucky he was,\u201d the US president added.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Machado, seen as the key figure of the Venezuelan opposition, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 for her fight for democracy in her country. After the news broke, the activist and politician dedicated the award to Trump, who has thanked her for the gesture on several occasions.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Unable to run as a candidate for the opposition coalition, Machado threw her support behind former diplomat Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez, whom her platform and several international governments recognize as the true winner of the elections in which Maduro claimed victory. (EFE)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Milei accuses Maduro of being \u201ca narco-terrorist who has deep connections with the PSOE\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Argentine President Javier Milei has accused Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro of being \u201ca narco-terrorist with deep connections to the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party and Podemos,\u201d and of interfering in elections in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Bolivia. In an interview with the LN+ network, Milei also expressed his \u201cfull support\u201d for US President Donald Trump’s capture of Maduro during the attack on Venezuelan territory. \u201cThe Venezuelan people had no way out of this sinister equilibrium they were trapped in,\u201d the Argentine president argued. \u201cIt’s not only good for Venezuela, but also good for the region,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Moscow denies that Delcy Rodr\u00edguez fled to Russia<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Russian government has denied reports by Reuters that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez had fled to Russia. According to Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke with Rodr\u00edguez by phone on Saturday, stating that the Kremlin \u201cwill continue to support the Bolivarian government\u2019s policy aimed at protecting the country\u2019s national interests and sovereignty.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Mar\u00eda Corina Machado, after Maduro’s capture: \u201cWe are prepared to take power\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mar\u00eda Corina Machado has declared that “the time for freedom has arrived” for Venezuela following the capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro by US forces in a military operation early this morning. Machado asserts that Maduro will be held accountable for his “atrocious” crimes and that the US has “fulfilled its promise to uphold the law” in the face of Maduro’s refusal to “accept a negotiated solution.” She further states that “we are prepared to take power.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In a statement published in X, she asserts that \u201cwhat had to happen is happening\u201d and that \u201cwe are going to restore order, free the political prisoners, build an exceptional country, and bring our children back home.\u201d She does not specify who she means by \u201cwe.\u201d Machado left Venezuela in December to accept the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo and, as far as is known, has not returned to Venezuela.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n He also states that Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez, winner of the July elections, \u201cmust immediately assume his constitutional mandate and be recognized as commander-in-chief\u201d of the army.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Finally, he calls for everyone to remain \u201cvigilant, active and organized until the democratic transition is completed\u201d, calling on those inside the country and those abroad to take up the task.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n China warns that the capture of Maduro \u201cgravely violates international law\u201d and condemns \u201cthe reckless use of force against a sovereign state.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n China has strongly condemned the military operation launched by US President Donald Trump against Venezuela and \u201cthe actions directed against the president of another country.\u201d \u201cThe hegemonic behavior of the United States seriously violates international law, infringes upon Venezuela\u2019s sovereignty, and threatens the peace and security of Latin America and the Caribbean,\u201d the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Beijing expressed its \u201cdeep shock\u201d at what it called the \u201creckless use of force against a sovereign state\u201d and urged Washington to respect international law and the UN Charter, as well as to \u201ccease violations of the sovereignty and security of other countries.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Around 500 Venezuelans celebrate Maduro’s capture in Lima<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Venezuelans opposed to Nicol\u00e1s Maduro have called for demonstrations this Saturday in various Latin American countries to celebrate the capture of the Chavista leader by US forces.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In Lima, the corner of the Venezuelan Embassy has been transformed into a festive cry for freedom since dawn. Around 500 Venezuelans gathered there early Saturday morning, chanting with joy and denouncing a government “that has already fallen.” Wrapped in Venezuelan flags, the approximately 500 demonstrators in front of the diplomatic mission sang the national anthem, danced, and embraced each other in emotional hugs. Peru is the second country with the largest Venezuelan population abroad, with more than 1.6 million.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Trump followed the operation against Maduro from his Mar-a-Lago mansion: \u201cThey took them out in a matter of seconds, I’ve never seen anything like it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Trump watched the military operation from a room in his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida, surrounded by military and intelligence personnel. A week earlier, he had given the order to attack Venezuela and capture Maduro. \u201cIf you had seen what happened\u2014I literally saw it, like I was watching a TV show,\u201d Trump said in an interview on Fox News. \u201cIf you had seen the speed, the violence\u2014you know, they say the speed, the violence. It was amazing, an amazing job these people did. Nobody else could have done anything like it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Republican president seemed enthusiastic as he recounted the operation. \u201cThey really just broke in, entered places that weren’t supposed to be entered, forced open steel doors that were there precisely for that purpose, and got them out in a matter of seconds. I’ve never seen anything like it,\u201d Trump continued.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Guterres expresses his \u201cdeep alarm\u201d at the \u201cescalation of tension in Venezuela\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n El secretario general de la ONU, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, ha expresado este s\u00e1bado su \u201cprofunda alarma\u201d por la\u00a0 reciente \u201cescalada de tensi\u00f3n en Venezuela\u201d, que ha culminado esta madrugada con una acci\u00f3n militar de Estados Unidos en el pa\u00eds y que, ha advertido, podr\u00eda tener \u201cpreocupantes implicaciones\u201d para la regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n Guterres subray\u00f3 a trav\u00e9s de su portavoz, St\u00e9phane Dujarric, que los acontecimientos recientes constituyen \u201cun precedente peligroso\u201d para el orden internacional e insisti\u00f3 en la necesidad de un \u201cpleno respeto, por parte de todos\u201d, del derecho internacional, incluida la Carta de las Naciones Unidas. (EFE)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Peque\u00f1a concentraci\u00f3n en Caracas para repudiar el ataque estadounidense<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Tan solo unas pocas decenas de personas han respondido hasta ahora al llamamiento del chavismo para que la poblaci\u00f3n venezolana salga a las calles a repudiar el ataque estadounidense de esta madrugada, que adem\u00e1s ha incluido la captura del presidente venezolano, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. Con el pa\u00eds sumido en la incertidumbre, la mayor\u00eda permanece en su casa. En Caracas, se concentr\u00f3 un peque\u00f1o grupo de militantes del oficialista Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela frente a la sede de la Vicepresidencia, con consignas a favor de \u201cuna Venezuela libre\u201d y contra el presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump. Los manifestantes pidieron a la comunidad internacional que se exprese contra la intervenci\u00f3n ordenada por Washington y la captura del l\u00edder chavista. \u201cFuimos atacados vilmente. El objetivo de Estados Unidos no es otro que robarse el petr\u00f3leo venezolano, los recursos venezolanos\u201d, declar\u00f3 uno de los manifestantes entrevistados por la cadena Telesur. \u201cEsta acci\u00f3n unilateral es una agresi\u00f3n\u201d, se\u00f1al\u00f3 la exdiputada Blanca Eekhout, presente en la marcha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Trump, sobre el futuro de Venezuela tras la ca\u00edda de Maduro: “Estamos tomando esa decisi\u00f3n ahora\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n El presidente de Estados Unidos ha asegurado que La Casa Blanca est\u00e1 decidiendo ahora lo que pasar\u00e1 en Venezuela tras la captura de Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. En una entrevista telef\u00f3nica en Fox News, el republicano ha asegurado: \u201cEstamos tomando esa decisi\u00f3n ahora. No podemos arriesgarnos a dejar que alguien m\u00e1s lo dirija y simplemente se haga cargo de lo que \u00e9l dej\u00f3. As\u00ed que estamos tomando esa decisi\u00f3n ahora. Participaremos activamente en ella. Y queremos lograr la libertad para la gente\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n La ubicaci\u00f3n de Maduro fue rastreada por la CIA, seg\u00fan fuentes conocedoras de la operaci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Aunque se desconocen los principales detalles de la operaci\u00f3n, fuentes cercanas a esta explican que la ubicaci\u00f3n fue rastreada por la CIA. El presidente Donald Trump hab\u00eda autorizado a la agencia de inteligencia a realizar actividades encubiertas dentro de Venezuela desde hac\u00eda meses.<\/p>\n Las fuerzas estadounidenses sacaron a Maduro y a su esposa de la cama mientras estaban dormidos, seg\u00fan cuenta la CNN de fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto, que no precisan d\u00f3nde se encontraban cuando fueron asaltados.<\/p>\n The operation had been meticulously planned with intelligence units. Maduro sensed that an operation against him might be imminent and was obsessed with security. He had increased his security detail. He moved constantly around the country, frequently changed where he slept, and discarded his phones to avoid being tracked.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Manuel Antonio Noriega greets journalists after a meeting of the Council of State at the presidential palace in Panama City on August 31, 1989. \/ Matias Recart<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Key points | Panama, 1989: the precedent for the US military attack on Venezuela<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The accusations announced by Bondi and the military attack ordered by Trump are reminiscent of the invasion of Panama in December 1989. The Panamanian dictator, Manuel Noriega, surrendered and stepped down after a two-week siege by US forces in January 1990. A year before the military incursion, Washington had indicted Noriega on drug trafficking charges in a federal court in Florida.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n After a seven-month trial in which 78 witnesses testified, the general was sentenced in 1992 to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of eight counts of drug trafficking and money laundering. \u201cThe trial was orchestrated by those who fear me and who thought they could discredit me through accusations or kill me during the invasion,\u201d Noriega declared.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Ecuador rejoices at the capture of Maduro<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared his joy on Saturday upon learning of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro by US forces following an attack on Caracas. “The time will come for all the narco-Chavista criminals. Their structure…”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “It will eventually collapse across the entire continent,” the Ecuadorian president stated, endorsing US accusations that Maduro is a drug kingpin in the region.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n On his X account, Noboa dedicates part of his message to Venezuelan opposition leaders Mar\u00eda Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez. \u201cIt\u2019s time to reclaim your country,\u201d he tells them before assuring them that \u201cboth of you have an ally in Ecuador.\u201d (EP)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Washington captures the Chavista leader and his wife, who are on a military vessel and will be taken to New York to be tried…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":539901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,11191],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-539900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latinoamerica","category-top-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":539902,"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539900\/revisions\/539902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diarioelpopular.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n![\"People](\"https:\/\/imagenes.elpais.com\/resizer\/v2\/KBL7RKPMGJNBHCKALFXD3THQFA.jpg?auth=e0051e7482f408d41c799784c5ce800c72abd1a72aab41f74b52ec699bd11ed3&width=7561&smart=true\")
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