U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s president, sparking deaths and political upheaval.

Senator Rand Paul criticized President Trump for authorizing a U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and charged him with drug trafficking, accusing Senator Lindsey Graham of unduly influencing Trump’s decision. The raid, which resulted in at least 80 deaths, marked a significant escalation in U.S. actions against Venezuela, including prior airstrikes and seizures of oil tankers. Trump later expressed interest in Venezuela’s oil reserves and reiterated plans to acquire Greenland, drawing rebuke from Denmark. Paul warned the move undermines Trump’s past opposition to foreign military interventions and violates constitutional limits on presidential war powers. Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, has taken interim leadership.