Trump says US is going to RUN Venezuela indefinitely after sharing peltphoto of captured president Maduro in tracksuit and revealing that first lady will be charged too

 

President Donald Trump has stunned the world by declaring the United States will "run Venezuela indefinitely," unveiling a photo of captured president Nicolás Maduro in a rumpled tracksuit and announcing that first lady Cilia Flores faces charges too in a dramatic escalation of the U.S.-Venezuela showdown. The extraordinary claim came via Truth Social, where Trump shared the image of a disheveled Maduro – reportedly snapped post-raid – alongside a vow to oversee the oil-rich nation's administration until "free and fair elections" restore order. Coming days after Delta Force's alleged bedroom snatch of the couple, Trump's post signals no surrender in the post-Megxit power play gripping the hemisphere.

Tracksuit triumph: Maduro's humiliating photo op

The image shows Maduro, 63, seated against a plain wall in gray Adidas sweats, hair tousled and expression sullen, hands possibly restrained off-frame. Trump captioned it: "Maduro in his comfy clothes – no more palaces for this dictator! U.S. takes charge now. Cilia charged too. Venezuela libre!" The photo, allegedly taken at a black site, marks a stark fall for the socialist strongman who just days prior begged Trump for "peace" on state TV. Insiders say it's psychological warfare: parading the ex-leader's degradation to demoralize Chavista holdouts.

Flores, 59, Maduro's power-partner wife, faces U.S. indictments for narco-trafficking and graft tied to PDVSA oil heists, per DOJ leaks.

Trump's indefinite takeover vow

In the same post, Trump outlined a bold blueprint: U.S. oversight of Venezuelan oil revenues to fund reconstruction, interim governance via opposition figures under Pentagon protection, and military bases to deter Russia-China meddling. "We're running it better than they ever did – no more socialism, just results," he wrote, echoing post-invasion Iraq rhetoric but framed as "liberation lite." Critics blast it as neo-colonialism; allies hail a death blow to 21st-century socialism after years of sanctions failed to topple Maduro.

Caracas streets boil with protests and militia skirmishes, as Trump's Truth salvo spikes global oil 12%.

First lady's fall and regime ripple effects

Flores, architect of Maduro's electoral fraud machine, joins her husband in the dock for alleged $2B+ laundering schemes, with seized palace ledgers implicating Hezbollah arms swaps. Her arrest – pajama-clad and protesting – symbolizes the dynasty's decapitation. Vice President Jorge Rodríguez vows resistance from bunkers, but military defections mount, with U.S. drones circling key sites.

Trump's inner circle teases "Maduro trials" televised from Florida, blending spectacle with strategy to rally Latin American allies.

Global backlash meets MAGA cheers

World leaders recoil: Macron decries "unilateral vigilantism," Xi warns of "hegemonic overreach," while Brazil's Bolsonaro cheers "end of the nightmare." U.S. Dems cry constitutional crisis over undeclared war powers; GOP hawks defend it as Trump Doctrine 2.0. Markets wobble as OPEC scrambles, but Trump's base erupts: #RunVenezuelaNow trends, memes of tracksuit Maduro flood feeds.

Whether indefinite rule births democracy or quagmire, Trump's photo drop and vow redraw the map: from begging for peace to pajama'd prisoner, Maduro's plea became his perp walk. Venezuela's future? Under Stars and Stripes, indefinitely.