Trump captures Maduro and takes over Venezuela: 'Welcome to 2026, America is back'
In the early hours of this morning, US President Donald Trump gave the order for the Pentagon to bomb Venezuela’s capital Caracas and capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, along with his wife.
Trump has just given a press conference in Mar-A Lago sharing fresh details.
In this emergency bonus episode of Battle Lines, Venetia is joined by The Telegraph's Chief US Correspondent Rob Crilly to cover everything we know so far about how it all unfolded, why Trump has done this, and what might happen next.
Producer: Peter Shevlin
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
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