White House shares video of Maduro’s ‘perp walk’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is now in US custody in New York after President Donald Trump ordered Delta Force special forces to seize him in a raid on Saturday.

Here’s how the dramatic snatch took him to the US and everything else you need to know on the military raid.

Venezuela TV shows aftermath of US raid Venezuelan television has shown footage of the aftermath of the US raid that captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

White House posts video of Maduro’s ‘perp walk’:  The White House has shared a video posted by Fox News contributor Paul Mauro showing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being led in a “perp walk” after he and his wife were seized and flown to New York, where Maduro faces drug trafficking charges.

Hooded Maduro escorted off plane in New York: Maduro landed in the United States on Saturday afternoon (Sunday AEDT), multiple news outlets reported, arriving in upstate New York following his capture in an overnight US operation.

Maduro almost made it to his ‘safe room’ before capture: Trump described Maduro as being “highly guarded” in a presidential palace that was “a heavily fortified military fortress in the heart of Caracas” before he was captured by US forces.

At least 40 people killed in US raid that captured Maduro: Civilians and soldiers were killed in the attack in the Venezuelan capital, according to a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe preliminary reports.

Venezuela names Maduro ally as new president The Constitutional Chamber of Venezuela’s Supreme Court ordered on Saturday that vice president Delcy Rodriguez assume the role of acting president of the country in the absence of Nicolas Maduro, who was detained early Saturday morning in an operation by US forces.

Trump posts photo of captured Maduro on USS Iwo Jima: Trump posted a photo of a handcuffed Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima.

Who is Cilia Flores, the power broker captured with Maduro?: Far more than a first lady, Cilia Flores, who was captured along with her husband, is one of Venezuela’s most powerful political figures. She built extraordinary influence over decades while largely operating from the shadows.

Legality of Trump’s capture of Maduro already in question: The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s president and plans to “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the US moves under a broader campaign against the South American nation.

Albanese urges ‘dialogue and diplomacy’ after toppling of Maduro: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for “dialogue and diplomacy” to secure regional stability and prevent the precarious situation in Venezuela from escalating after the US toppled Maduro.

China ‘deeply shocked’ by Trump’s raid on Venezuela: China says it is “deeply shocked” by the US military strikes on Venezuela and the capture of Maduro.