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In a phone interview on Fox News, President Donald Trump discussed the U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, an action that involved coordinated strikes and the deployment of U.S. forces in Caracas.<\/p>\n
The raid, part of what the administration called ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ resulted in Maduro and his wife being flown to New York<\/a> to face federal charges<\/a>, including narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n During the Fox<\/a> interview, Trump referred to the Venezuelan operation and made statements implying future military actions could follow. He said, \u201cWe have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us,\u201d and added, \u201cThere\u2019s nobody that has the capability that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n He also dissed the Russia<\/a>–Ukraine<\/a> conflict, saying, \u201cYou know, when I watched that war in Russia going on and on and on, it\u2019s primitive. People dying, it\u2019s horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n One viewer reacting to the Fox News segment wrote, \u201cAlso a reminder that 77 million Americans voted for him. Unforgivable.\u201d Another posted, \u201cTruly some movie supervillain military s—.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One person in particular recalled Trump’s recent threats to annex Greenland to the US, saying, \u201cGenuinely terrified for Greenland. We are horrifying.\u201d The comment came just after Trump claimed ‘we need Greenland for a national security situation.’<\/p>\n International reaction to the U.S. operation in Venezuela includes nations such as Mexico<\/a>, Russia, and members of the European Union. They have condemned the U.S. strikes as violations of international law and Venezuelan sovereignty, and the United Nations held discussions on the legal implications of the action without UN Security Council authorization.<\/p>\n Colombia\u2019s President Gustavo Petro also publicly rejected Trump\u2019s characterization of his government and, after Trump\u2019s remarks suggesting possible military attention, warned he was prepared to defend his country against any attack.<\/p>\n The capture of Maduro marked a significant escalation in U.S. foreign policy. U.S. forces carried out extensive strikes across northern Venezuela in the early hours of January 3, targeting military sites and facilitating the capture of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas.<\/p>\n DON’T MISS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Denmark’s stern warning to Trump after Maduro captured<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n