Trump says US will run Venezuela after military captures Maduro

President Donald Trump said the United States will run Venezuela following a military operation that captured the country's leader, Nicolás Maduro. Trump stated the US would manage the country until a 'safe' transition and was not afraid to deploy troops on the ground.

The announcement drew international condemnation and was denounced by Venezuela's vice president as an 'abduction'. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson commented that Venezuela had been 'freed from Maduro's dictatorship,' while the British prime minister called Maduro 'illegitimate.'