In a speech addressed to representatives of the Republican Party this Tuesday, 6th, President Donald Trump praised the military strength of the USA and said that no other nation is a “match”. He also classified the operation in Venezuela as “brilliant”.
“Nobody is a match for us. Nobody is capable of doing what we did”, he said when commenting on the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro.
“The United States has proven, once again, that it is the most powerful, the most sophisticated and fearless on the entire planet Earth. No one is a match for us. No one could have done this, we are too fast, no one has these weapons.”
Republicans are meeting at the Kennedy Center in Washington. During the speech, Trump gave details about the action last Saturday, the 3rd, made jokes about Maduro’s dances and stated that the dictator is “violent, he tortures people.”
Although the speech was the first time that Trump has officially spoken about the operation since Saturday, the president had already commented on the subject in press interviews.
On the night of this Monday, the 5th, at NBC NewsTrump denied that the US is at war with Venezuela.
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“No, we are not (at war),” Trump said. “We are at war with those who sell drugs. We are at war with those who empty our country’s prisons, with its drug addicts and with its psychiatric hospitals,” he said.
Asked about the political direction after the capture of former dictator Nicolás Maduro, the president ruled out the possibility of Venezuela going through a new election in 30 days.
“First we need to fix the country. You can’t have an election. There’s no chance of people even voting,” Trump said about the possibility of a vote next month.
The president also highlighted the group of American officials – Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Vice President JD Vance – who will oversee United States involvement in Venezuela.
“It’s an all-encompassing group. They have different backgrounds, different expertise,” he said. However, when asked who would be in final command, he replied: “Me”.
Rodríguez brothers in power
The Venezuelan government seeks to show the population and the world that the country is being administered independently and not controlled by the United States.
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Parliamentarians aligned with the ruling party, including Maduro’s son, gathered in the capital, Caracas, to continue the scheduled inauguration ceremony of the National Assembly for a term that runs until 2031.
They re-elected the president of the House – Delcy Rodríguez’s brother – and gave speeches focused on condemning Maduro’s capture by US forces on Saturday.
“If we normalize the kidnapping of a head of state, no country will be safe. Today it is Venezuela. Tomorrow, it could be any nation that refuses to submit,” said Nicolás Maduro Guerra (Maduro’s son), at the Legislative Palace, in his first public appearance since Saturday. “This is not a regional problem. It is a direct threat to global political stability.”
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Maduro Guerra, also known as “Nicolasito”, demanded that his father and stepmother, Cilia Flores, be returned to the South American country and asked for international support. The only son of the deposed leader, he also reported being named as a co-conspirator in the federal indictment that accuses his father and Flores of crimes.
Maduro and Cilia go through hearing
Maduro made his first appearance in a US court on Monday, where he responded to narco-terrorism charges used by the Trump administration to justify his capture and transfer to New York.
The dictator declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” when he pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges.
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