Why Trump Removed Venezuela’s Maduro

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was taken to New York City on Saturday to face federal drug charges, hours after the U.S. military seized him and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a strike on Caracas.

David E. Sanger, our national security correspondent, describes the implications of President Trump’s decision to attack and his declaration that the U.S. planned to “run” Venezuela. The country’s interim leader has demanded Maduro’s return.

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