“At my direction, the United States Armed Forces conducted an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela… This was one of the most stunning, effective, and powerful displays of American military might and competence in American history.”
“No nation in the world could achieve what America achieved yesterday… all Venezuelan military capacities were rendered powerless as the men and women of our military, working with U.S. law enforcement, successfully captured Maduro in the dead of night.”
“I want to thank the men and women of our military… These highly trained warriors, operating in collaboration with U.S. law enforcement, caught them in a very ready position… They were completely overwhelmed and very quickly incapacitated.”
“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition.”
“As everyone knows, the oil business in Venezuela has been a bust for a long period of time… We’re going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, and start making money for the country.”
“The illegitimate dictator Maduro was the kingpin of a vast criminal network… responsible for the deaths of countless Americans,” says POTUS.
“Maduro and his wife will soon face the full might of American justice and stand trial on American soil.”
“The gangs that they sent raped, tortured, and murdered American women and children… they were sent by Maduro to terrorize our people, and now, Maduro will never again be able to threaten an American citizen or anybody from Venezuela.”
“Venezuela unilaterally seized and stole American oil, American assets, and American platforms, costing us billions and billions of dollars… This constituted one of the largest thefts of American property in the history of our country.”
“Other Presidents may have lacked the courage — or whatever — to defend America, but I will never allow terrorists or criminals to operate with impunity against the United States.”
POTUS on Venezuela’s hostilities: “All of these actions were in gross violation of the core principles of American foreign policy dating back two centuries… all the way back to the Monroe Doctrine… they now call it the Donroe Doctrine.”
“We’re going to make sure it’s run properly. We’re going to rebuild the oil infrastructure… We’re going to make sure the people that were forced out of Venezuela by this thug are also taken care of.”
POTUS on Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “He’s making cocaine. They’re sending it into the United States — so he does have to watch his ass.”