Venezuela live updates: Photos show handcuffed Maduro escorted by DEA administrator

Venezuela live updates: Photos show handcuffed Maduro escorted by DEA administrator


Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin criticized the US operations in Venezuela in a statement on Saturday, excoriating Trump for what Martin called “unconstitutional and illegal strikes.”

“Today, Trump finally said the quiet part out loud. The justification for this war isn’t about stemming the flow of drugs. This is about regime change. This is about enriching oil corporations and billionaires,” Martin said.

A handout satellite image made available by Vantor shows the Venezuelan military complex at Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, following US attacks, on Jan. 3, 2026.

Satellite Image 2025 Vantor via EPA via Shutterstock

He called for Congress to “immediately assert its constitutional authority” over US military moves.

“This is the worst kind of betrayal from Trump. He committed the United States to an uncertain role in South America with an indeterminate timeline,” Martin said.

-ABC News’ Oren Oppenheim

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