"U.S. forces encountered significant resistance, Mr. Trump said. At least 80 people were killed, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe preliminary reports. No Americans were killed, Mr. Trump said. Two U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said that about half a dozen soldiers were injured in the operation."
"Few would argue that Maduro being unseated as president is a bad thing. As Axios' Neal Rothschild wrote, "To the White House, Maduro was a source of problems that extended well beyond Venezuela. Officials saw him as a bad guy who helped to prop up other bad guys in the Western Hemisphere." But the question is: Did Trump have the authority for such a maneuver? Should he have sought approval from Congress?"
The United States carried out a large-scale military strike against Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The operation, ordered late Friday by President Donald Trump, lasted just under three hours and used roughly 150 aircraft to dismantle Venezuela’s air defenses, according to Gen. Dan Caine. U.S. forces encountered significant resistance; at least 80 people were killed, including military personnel and civilians, while no Americans were reported killed and about half a dozen U.S. soldiers were injured. Officials portrayed the attack as a law-enforcement effort against drug trafficking, prompting debate over presidential authority and the need for Congressional approval.
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