Maduro: “I’m innocent. I’m not guilty. I am a decent man."...
Sen. John Fetterman lashed out at his party for opposing the Maduro arrest....
Maduro will appear in court at 12 PM ET....
"Portland chants 'free Maduro' while actual Venezuelans celebrate in the streets." ...
"Why does China need their oil? Why does Russia need their oil? Why does Iran need their oil?...
"Do not for a moment let your hatred and disdain for Donald Trump have you defending the dictator of my country, which was destroyed by [Maduro] and [Hugo] Chavez and their system 20 years ago."...
If Mamdani interfered in any way (like he threatened to interfere if Netanyahu came to NYC), he would likely be arrested by the feds, so he'll just fume....
In defending American interests, Trump’s administration also supports strategic allies like Israel and safeguards the ideals of Western civilization....
EU says it is "closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela"; UK Prime Minister Starmer: "I can be absolutely clear that we were not involved." ...
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition. So we don't want to be involved with having somebody else get in."...
Trump later confirmed that Maduro was transported to the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship, before being flown to New York....
"Venezuela’s government condemned what it said was a 'very serious grave military aggression.'"...
On Hamas: "If they say they're not going to disarm those same countries will go and wipe them out. They don't even need Israel. You know, we have many countries, 59 countries, that are in agreement."...
We "will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund narco terrorism in the region. We will find you, and we will stop you."...
"We have always taken the position in the United States that we can use force to protect our vital national interests"...
“This would mark the second time in recent weeks that the United States has seized a tanker near Venezuela,” Reuters reported....
"When they move on these kinetic kinds of strikes, you know, they have absolute confidence in who’s on it and what’s on it."...
"For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations."...
