National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and many Venezuelan lawmakers made a V-sign, similar to President Nicolas Maduro's "victory" gesture when he was taken to New York.
Gunfire erupted near the Venezuelan presidential palace, with anonymous sources reporting that security forces opened fire after detecting unidentified drones.
Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were transported by helicopter from a Brooklyn detention center to a New York courthouse for their initial hearing on drug trafficking charges.
China's foreign minister stated that no nation is accepted to act as a "world police" or "world judge" after the US launched an operation to arrest Venezuela's president.
President Trump warned Venezuela's interim leader would "pay a heavy price" if she failed to do the right thing, a stark contrast to his previous praise.
Beginning in 8/2025, the US tracked the Venezuelan president's schedule and planned a special forces raid before launching the operation to capture Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela's supreme court ordered vice president Delcy Rodriguez to assume the country's interim leadership role following the US arrest of president Maduro.
