BREAKING: Trump admin pulls off daring raid--Maduro captured: promises made; promises kept

"Goodbye Venezuela; have a nice day"

BOOM! President Donald Trump just announced that U.S. forces executed a "large-scale strike" in Venezuela early Saturday morning, capturing socialist strongman Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, before flying them out of the country.

Trump broke the news himself, saying the operation was a resounding success and that the Venezuelan dictator and his spouse have been "captured and flown out of the Country." He's set to address the nation at 11 a.m. ET from Mar-a-Lago.

This comes after months of ramped-up pressure on the Maduro regime, including U.S. strikes on drug-linked vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, plus a CIA hit on a cartel dock in Venezuela late last year. And remember, there was a $50 million bounty on Maduro's head for info leading to his arrest.

Now, Maduro's vice president is scrambling, demanding [LOL] "proof of life." Attorney General Pam Bondi promised that the couple will face the "full wrath of American justice" after their extraction.

In an X post, Bondi laid it out: "Nicholas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machine guns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States. They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts," she wrote.

"On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco traffickers," AG Bondi added.

The charges stem from a 2020 indictment in the Southern District of New York for narco-terrorism and related crimes.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) piled on via X, reminding everyone that Maduro "was indicted in U.S. court nearly six years ago for drug trafficking and narco-terrorism."

"Nicolas Maduro wasn’t just an illegitimate dictator; he also ran a vast drug-trafficking operation," Cotton wrote.

The senator added that Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that Maduro would "face justice for his crimes against our citizens."

This is a massive win for America First, taking down a narco-terrorist thug who's wrecked Venezuela and flooded our streets with poison. Kudos to Trump and our incredible military for getting it done.

Vice President JD Vance is fully standing behind President Donald Trump’s decisive action to strike Venezuela and capture the narco-dickwad Nicolás Maduro.

In a post on X, Vance made it crystal clear: "The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says," Vance wrote on X.

"Kudos to our brave special operators who pulled off a truly impressive operation," he added. The daring U.S. strikes and Maduro's capture have sparked reactions worldwide, some nations whining about "chaos in the region," while others rightly cheer America for taking out a dangerous narco-terrorist who's poisoned our streets and stolen resources that belong here. This is Trump delivering on his promises: no more games with thugs who think they can flood America with drugs and get away with it. Huge props to our elite forces for another flawless mission. America First in action.

World leaders were all over the map Saturday after the U.S. unleashed the strike on Venezuela. 

No surprise here: Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, leader of that bankrupt communist island, threw a hissy-fit, condemning what he called a "criminal attack" and whining on X that, "Our zone of peace is being brutally assaulted." Of course he’s mad, Communist Cuba’s been propping up Maduro’s regime for years while remaining a sworn enemy of the United States. They can sit on it for all we care.

Next door, Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro clutched his pearls, saying his government was watching events "with deep concern" and warning that U.S. action could "destabilize" the region. And by that, he means we could destabilize the fentanyl distribution channels.

"The Colombian Government rejects any unilateral military action that could aggravate the situation or put the civilian population at risk," Petro wrote on X.

Meanwhile, Argentina’s President Javier Milei, Trump’s real ally in the region, celebrated the news like it was Christmas morning. He reposted an old video of himself torching Maduro’s "narco-terrorist" regime as a hemispheric menace and calling on Latin leaders to support U.S. pressure to crush it.

"Long live freedom, dammit!" Milei wrote, dropping his trademark battle cry. 

There you have it, folks: the socialists and their enablers are melting down, while the actual defenders of liberty are popping champagne. Trump just reminded the world that America won’t tolerate narco-dictators anymore, and not everyone’s happy about losing their drug-running buddy. 

Tough break Nicky, et al.

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