"After President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had captured Nicolás Maduro, the world waited for evidence that the Venezuelan leader was indeed alive and in custody. A few hours later, Trump offered one photograph as supposed proof. On the evening of Jan. 3, a second batch of images emerged, featuring a bizarre detail that shocked Pete Roberts: the dictator was wearing a hoodie from his brand."
"When Maduro arrived at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, on Saturday, it was dark. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents who escorted him from the airplane to a hangar were all wearing similar uniforms. In order for snipers stationed on roofs to clearly follow Maduro, Roberts surmises, they needed a bright piece of clothing to put on him, which a federal agent or service member had on hand. "So he stood out like a lightning bug, right?""
President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had captured Nicolás Maduro, and photographs later surfaced purporting to show the Venezuelan leader in custody. Images published by outlets like ABC News and Reuters showed Maduro wearing an Origin hoodie with the company's circular wave logo in 'Patriot Blue.' Origin founder Pete Roberts initially suspected AI-generated fakes but concluded the photos were authentic. Roberts theorized that agents needed a bright garment to make Maduro visible to roof-mounted snipers, so an agent or service member may have placed the hoodie on him. The exact circumstances of the unintentional product placement remain unclear.
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