President Trump: Late last night, and early today, at my direction, the United States Armed Forces conducted an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela. Overwhelming American military power, air, land, and sea, was used to launch a spectacular assault; and it was an assault like people has not seen since World War II. It was a force against a heavily fortified military fortress in the heart of Caracas, to bring outlaw dictator Nicholas Maduro to justice. This was one of the most stunning, effective, and powerful displays of American military might and competence in American history.

President Trump: They were completely overwhelmed, and very quickly incapacitated. If you would have seen what I saw last night, you would have been very impressed; I'm not sure that you'll ever get to see it, but it was an incredible thing to see.

President Trump: We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition. So, we don't want to be involved with having somebody else get in, and we have the same situation that we've had for the last long period of years. So we are going to run the country, until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition. And it has to be judicious, because that's what we're all about. We want peace, liberty, and justice, for the great people of Venezuela, and that includes many from Venezuela that are now living in the United States and want to go back to their country. It's their homeland.

President Trump: The illegitimate dictator Maduro was the kingpin of a vast criminal network, responsible for trafficking colossal amounts of deadly and illicit drugs into the United States…Maduro and his wife will soon face the full might of American justice, and stand trial on American soil…the overwhelming evidence of their crimes will be presented in a court of law.

"The Donroe Doctrine"

President Trump: We will secure our borders, we'll stop the terrorists, we will crash the cartels, and we will defend our citizens against all threats, foreign and domestic. Other presidents may have lacked the courage, or whatever, to defend America, but I will never allow terrorists and criminals to operate with impunity against the United States. This extremely successful operation should serve as warning to anyone who would threaten American sovereignty or endanger American lives.

Secretary Hegseth: What I, what all of us witnessed last night, was sheer guts, and grit, gallantry, and glory of the American Warrior.

Secretary Hegseth: Nicholas Maduro had his chance, just like Iran had their chance. Until they didn't, and he didn't. He f'd around, and he found out.

Chairman Caine: Last night, on the order of the president of the United States, and in support of a request from the Department of Justice, as the president said, United States Military conducted an apprehension mission in Caracas, Venezuela, to bring to justice two indicted persons, Nicholas and Cilia Maduro. This operation, known as 'Operation Absolute Resolve', was discreet, precise, and conducted during the darkest hours of January second, and was a rehearsal of months of planning and rehearsal. An operation that, frankly, only the United states Military could undertake.

Chairman Caine: Maduro and his wife, both indicted, gave up, and were taken into custody by the Department of Justice, assisted by our incredible U.S. Military, with professionalism and precision, with no loss of U.S. life.