WATCH: Trump Gives Epic Response to Claims that he Kidnapped Maduro – “That’s All Right. Not a Bad Term”
Trump aboard Air Force One
President Trump on Sunday responded to accusations from Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s vice president and newly declared interim leader, who claimed that the United States had “kidnapped” ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
According to reports cited by The Gateway Pundit, Maduro was captured overnight Saturday during a U.S. operation in Venezuela. The report stated that no U.S. personnel were killed during the operation. Maduro was subsequently indicted in the Southern District of New York on charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and weapons-related offenses involving machine guns and destructive devices.
Following the operation, President Trump posted video footage showing strikes on at least four sites near Caracas. When asked by a reporter to respond to Rodríguez’s accusation that Maduro had been kidnapped, Trump dismissed the claim.
“So?” Trump replied. “That’s all right. That’s not a bad term.”
During the exchange, Trump said the U.S. had been in communication with Venezuelan officials, including Rodríguez.
After Maduro’s capture, Trump told reporters that the United States would take control of stabilizing Venezuela, saying the country would be run “very judiciously” and “very fairly.” Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said, “Don’t ask me who’s in charge, because I’ll give you an answer, and it’ll be very controversial,” before adding, “We’re in charge.”
Trump also said American oil companies would invest heavily in Venezuela and help rebuild its infrastructure. He stated that his administration had been communicating with Rodríguez and claimed she was initially willing to cooperate with U.S. plans for the country.
However, Rodríguez soon reversed course, condemning the operation in a Saturday address. She described Maduro’s capture as an “illegal and illegitimate kidnapping” and called the action “barbaric.”
“We are determined to be free,” Rodríguez said. “What is being done to Venezuela is a barbarity.”
President Trump later responded to her remarks with a warning, saying Rodríguez would “pay a very big price—probably bigger than Maduro—if she doesn’t do what’s right.”
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