In a historic escalation, United States President Donald Trump has announced the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a daring overnight raid in Caracas dubbed 'Operation Absolute Resolve'. Speaking on the operation, Trump stated, 'At my direction, the United States Armed Forces conducted an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela.' Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were transported to New York to face federal charges including narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking. While Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez condemned the act as a 'kidnapping' and vowed to defend national resources, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado hailed the move as Venezuela's 'hour of freedom'.