U.S. forces have seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after U.S. forces launched what President Trump called a “large-scale attack.”

Maduro and his wife were flown out of Venezuela. They are expected to be brought to New York to face drug charges.

It is unclear how many Venezuelans were killed in the operation which was carried out with help from the CIA and Delta Force soldiers.

In an interview with Fox, Trump said the U.S. will be 'very strongly involved' in the Venezuelan oil industry. Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves. Trump later said: “We’re going to run the country until such time we can do a safe proper and judicious transition.”

The U.S. attack was widely criticized.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva said wrote on X: “The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line. These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”

Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the attack as a “clear violation of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations.”

Rep. Greg Casar, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, wrote online: “Trump has no right to take us to war with Venezuela. This is reckless and illegal. Congress should vote immediately on a War Powers Resolution to stop him.”

For months Democracy Now! has been closely covering the U.S. escalating campaign targeting Venezuela.

Recent segments:
U.S. Strikes Against Venezuela: Trump 'Wants the Oil' as Grassroots Resist 'Economic Asphyxiation'

A Path to WWIII? Greg Grandin on Venezuela, Trump’s 'Madman Doctrine' & More

Is War Next? U.S. Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tanker as Anti-Maduro Campaign Escalates

'Murder on the High Seas': War Crimes Prosecutor Reed Brody on Trump’s Boat Strikes

Will the U.S. Attack Venezuela? Trump’s Anti-Maduro Campaign Seen as Part of a Broader Regional Plan

Full Democracy Now! coverage on Venezuela.