U.S. Southern Command

New year. Same mission: readiness and lethality.
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U.S. military forces are deployed in support of #OpSouthernSpear,
@DeptofWar-directed operations, and @POTUS' priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.

@USMC @MARFORSOUTH

The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

1/3/26, 4:21 AM
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115830428767897167

Visegrád 24
U.S. helicopters are POUNDING the Venezuelan military complex Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas

Nick Sortor
U.S. troops ON THE GROUND in Venezuela along with U.S. Air Force assets overhead, per Reuters

Virtually ALL US Air Force planes on the globe have now turned off their transponders.

Rapid Response 47
@POTUS on Maduro: "He has offered everything, you're right. You know why? Because he doesn't want to fuck around with the United States." 🔥🔥🔥

Rapid Response 47
"I've never seen anything like this. I was able to watch it in real time, and I watched every aspect of it," says @POTUS on the U.S. capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

"It was amazing to see the professionalism — the quality of leadership... Amazing." 🇺🇸

Rapid Response 47
@POTUS: "She's a good woman, but the cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico — the cartels are running Mexico."

Rapid Response 47
WATCH IN FULL: President Donald J. Trump's exclusive interview with @foxandfriends following the highly successful U.S. operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro

Trump TSP Jan 03, 2026, 11:13 AM
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115832049332877712

Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima.

Trump TSP Jan 03, 2026, 11:23 AM
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115832088990838303

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL): "I'm personally thanking President Trump for his actions... It's in America's interest to get rid of these narcoterrorists that have been killing hundreds of thousands of Americans."

https://fixupx.com/ianmiles/status/2007512219240788202

Rapid Response 47
Col. Cedrich Leighton (Ret.): "This was basically textbook... From a purely military perspective, this was a very successful operation."

Trump TSP Jan 03, 2026, 2:53 PM

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115832914025214622

Fox News
FOX Noticias anchor @AndreaLinaresTV reports from Doral, Florida, where the large Venezuelan community is celebrating the Trump administration's capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Eric Daugherty
Venezuelans are literally crying TEARS OF JOY all because President Trump captured Maduro

"We want to thank GOD for His miracle!"

"THANK YOU, UNITED STATES!"

"Long live Venezuela!"

"Venezuela is great, and it will be resurrected among the ashes!" 🇺🇸🇻🇪

CBS News
“This feels like a breath of fresh air”: Venezuelans in South Florida poured into the streets of Doral early Saturday, celebrating the U.S. military action in Venezuela that led to the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.

People carried Venezuela’s flag and sang together in the early morning hours. “It's not an act of war. It's an act of freedom,” one Venezuelan said.

Collin Rugg
Woman whose older brother was k*lled in Venezuela starts bawling, thanks President Trump for capturing Nicolás Maduro.

"So many years waiting for this," she said in Miami, Florida.

"We've been here eight years now because they k*lled our older brother... they kidnapped my brothers."

"I thank God for all of this, because it has been hard."

First comes the FA immediately followed by the FO.

Just ask Nicolás Maduro, he knows. 😁

🔥🔥🔥🔥

Dan Scavino
“….and now if you don’t know, now you know….” @MarcoRubio💀