Inside the U.S. Operation to Oust Venezuela’s President
by https://www.nytimes.com/by/natalie-kitroeff, https://www.nytimes.com/by/eric-schmitt, https://www.nytimes.com/by/rachelle-bonja, https://www.nytimes.com/by/alexandra-leigh-young, https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-simon-johnson, https://www.nytimes.com/by/maria-byrne, https://www.nytimes.com/by/paige-cowett, https://www.nytimes.com/by/pat-mccusker, https://www.nytimes.com/by/dan-powell, https://www.nytimes.com/by/chris-wood · NY Times- Share full article
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The United States captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, over the weekend in a swift and overwhelming military operation. Mr. Maduro was pictured blindfolded and handcuffed and later brought to New York to face criminal charges.
Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, tells the story of how the operation unfolded and discusses what comes next.
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Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times based in Washington.
Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times
Background Reading
- President Trump said at a news conference that the United States would “run” Venezuela.
- Inside “Operation Absolute Resolve,” the U.S. effort to capture Mr. Maduro.
- See maps, videos and photos of how the capture unfolded.
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