By: Soumyadeep Bidyanta
The morning of January 3rd, 2026, a U.S. Army delta-force team conducted an operation in Caracas, Venezuela, capturing President Maduro and his wife. The operation comes in the wake of constant threats of regime change in Venezuela made by President Trump. Trump accuses the Maduro regime of supporting cartels that supply fentanyl to America, a claim contested by many. The U.S. has previously doubted the legitimacy of the 2019 elections that brought back Maduro to power, viewing Maduro’s presidency since as illegitimate and instead recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president (although this recognition shifted in 2023).
