🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "America will never allow foreign powers to drive us back into and out of our own hemisphere." - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "We will secure our borders, we will stop the terrorists, we will crash the cartels, and we will defend our citizens against all threats foreign and domestic." - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "The United States retains ALL military options until our demands have been satisfied." - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "The dictator is finally gone, and the Venezuelan people are finally free. This morning, America is a prouder nation." - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "Thank you all for being here." - President Trump.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has taken the podium.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "A massive joint military and law enforcement operation executed by the greatest Americans our country has to offer. American warriors are second to none; the best in the world, and the best in our country." - Secretary of War Hegseth.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "Our warriors are the elite of America, and President Trump has their back." - Secretary of War Hegseth.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- History fact of the day: The Roosevelt Corollary addition to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904, which President Teddy Roosevelt articulated to justify US actions in Latin America, was because of Venezuela when the European powers blockaded the country from 1902-1903.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "As the President said, our adversaries remain on notice. We can project our will anywhere, anytime. The coordination, the stealth, the lethality, the precision of American justice on full display. Maduro had his chance, just like Iran had their chance." - Secretary of War Hegseth.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "Maduro effed around, and he found out." - Secretary of War Hegseth.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "This is America First. This is peace through strength. And the United States War Department is proud to deliver it. Welcome to 2026, and under President Trump, America is back." - Secretary of War Hegseth.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan "Raizin" Caine, has taken the podium.

🇺🇸🇸🇻🇻🇪- El Salvador President Bukele celebrated the capture of Maduro on Twitter. Maduro had previously called Bukele an "imperialist puppet".

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- BREAKING: The operation to capture Maduro has finally been given a name: Operation Absolute Resolve.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "We leveraged our unmatched intelligence capabilities and our years of hunting terrorists. We watched, we waited, we prepared, we remained patient and professional. This mission was meticulously planned. This was an audacious operation that only the United States could do. It required the upmost of precision and integration within our joint force." - General Dan "Raizin" Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "As the President said earlier today, weather in Venezuela is a factor. The men and women of the United States military waited for the right moment. Last night, the weather in Venezuela broke." - General Dan "Raizin" Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "Our youngest crew member was 20, and our oldest was 49. Our helicopters took off with the extraction force and began their operation. As they approached Venezuela's shores, we layered multiple defenses to create a pathway. Overheard, those forces were protected by aircraft from the US Marines, the US Navy, the US Air Force, and the Air National Guard. The force included F-22s, F-35s, F/A-18s, and numerous remotely piloted drones." - General Dan "Raizin" Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "The helicopters arrived at 2:00AM local time, and the apprehension force descended into Maduro's compound with speed, discipline, and patience. On arrival into the target area, the helicopters came under fire, and replied with that fire with overwhelming force. One of our helicopters were hit, but remained flyable during the rest of the mission." - General Dan "Raizin" Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "Maduro and his wife both gave up, and were taken into custody by the Department of Justice, assisted by our US military, with no loss of US life." - General Dan "Raizin" Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "There were multiple self-defense engagements as the force began to withdraw out of Venezuela. The force successfully exfiltrated and returned to their float launch bases at 3:29AM EST, with all indicted persons onboard. Maduro and his wife were then disembarked on the USS Iwo Jima." - General Dan "Raizin" Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.