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U.S. forces carried out an audacious raid on the country’s capital, seizing President Nicolás Maduro. President Trump said the United States now intends to “run” Venezuela.

Several Latin American leaders responded with especial anger, while European leaders were more cautious. President Trump’s audacious raid drew support, too.

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The Trump administration has for months increased pressure on the Maduro government through a series of diplomatic and military maneuvers.

Democrats raised constitutional concerns and said the Trump administration had misrepresented its goals in Venezuela, while most Republicans cheered the action.

In Doral, Fla., where some 40 percent of people are of Venezuelan origin, music blared in celebration early on Saturday.

In a call with The New York Times, President Trump called the U.S. operation in Venezuela “brilliant” but did not address whether he had consulted Congress.

President Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, following a “large-scale attack.”

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President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were flying President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country. The Trump administration had been building pressure on Mr. Maduro for months.