Maduro's Leadership Team Asserts Control In Wake of Venezuela Leader's Capture
Published on: Jan. 3, 2026, 10:01 p.m. | Source: NDTV Profit
With Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in US custody, his top lieutenants quickly took to social media and state television early Saturday to fill the power vacuum, taking a defiant stand against the Trump administration. President Donald Trump told Fox News Saturday that the US is reviewing what a transition of power will look like in Venezuela. Meanwhile, the regime’s most prominent leaders were already asserting their authority over their nation’s military and government.
