Trump’s shock confession revealing who he tipped off before capturing Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
Published on: Jan. 5, 2026, 10:34 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
President Donald Trump acknowledged that he briefed U.S. oil companies “before and after” the military operation in Venezuela, which led to the detention of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Trump explained the Venezuelan facilities as “rusty, rotten, most of it is unusable” and mentioned that oil companies would “fix the infrastructure” and invest in the nation.
