Trump posts photo of handcuffed, blindfolded Maduro
WEST PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump posted a photo Saturday of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship and wearing both a blindfold and handcuffs.
“Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, along with a picture showing Maduro hours after he was snatched by US forces.
The Venezuelan leader had on what appeared to be noise-cancelling ear muffs and grey Nike-branded sweatpants and jacket.
Maduro was captured on Saturday by US forces in a “large scale strike” on the South American country, US President Donald Trump revealed earlier.
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The action followed months of steadily mounting US military and economic pressure on leftist leader Maduro and his country’s oil-export-dependent economy, and came two days after Maduro attempted to engage with Trump, offering cooperation on fighting drug trafficking and illegal migration.
