Donald Trump shared a number of images of the seize of Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro from what seems to be some kind of scenario room with army officers current – together with Secretary of Battle Pete Hegseth – moments after Marco Rubio insisted Congress was not notified forward of time as a result of it might have endangered the mission.
The images have been posted to Fact Social simply after Rubio instructed reporters in Florida the apprehension of Maduro and his spouse “was a trigger-based mission through which situations needed to be met evening after evening. We watched and monitored that for variety of days. So it’s simply merely not the type of mission you possibly can name individuals and say, ‘Hey, we might do that sooner or later within the subsequent 15 days.’”
“It’s simply not the type of mission you can pre-notify as a result of it endangers the mission,” he added earlier than Trump insisted, “Congress tends to leak.”
The president additionally shared a photograph of Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed Saturday. “Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima,” Trump captioned the photograph.
Trump beforehand wrote on the platform, “The USA of America has efficiently carried out a big scale strike in opposition to Venezuela and its chief, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, alongside along with his spouse, captured and flown out of the Nation. This operation was accomplished at the side of U.S. Legislation Enforcement. Particulars to comply with. There can be a Information Convention at the moment at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago. Thanks in your consideration to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
