Trump Shares Photo of Captured Nicolás Maduro, Blindfolded and Handcuffed
The New York Times••general
Key Points:
- President Trump posted a photo on social media showing a blindfolded and handcuffed Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after the U.S. seized him in Caracas.
- Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were flown by helicopter from Caracas to the warship and are en route to New York to face charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine.
- The USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship active in the Caribbean, was used to transport Maduro and his wife following the operation.
- Trump claimed to have watched the raid live via video feeds and shared images of himself and senior officials monitoring the operation.
- The photo release came after Maduro’s former vice president demanded proof
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