Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro addresses supporters in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 10, 2025. (Pedro Rances Mattey/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A U.S. official briefed on the matter told Fox News on Saturday that the U.S. Army’s Delta Force physically captured Maduro, with the CIA providing intelligence to the Department of War to help track down the dictator’s location.
"Everything was pinpoint... everything they practiced. They actually built a house which was identical to the one they went into with all the safes, all the steel all over the place," Trump told "Fox & Friends Weekend," describing the military planning that went into the operation.
Trump said he believes no U.S. forces were killed during the operation. He added that, "a couple of guys were hit, but they came back, and they're supposed to be in pretty good shape."
TRUMP CONFIRMS US STRIKE IN VENEZUELA, SAYS PRESIDENT MADURO HAS BEEN CAPTURED
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro addresses supporters during a rally marking the anniversary of the 19th-century Battle of Santa Ines in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 10, 2025. (Pedro Rances Mattey/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Trump also said the U.S. military operations in Venezuela "is saving lives because the drug trafficking is so bad, it's gotten so out of control."
Fox News’ Rachel Wolf and David Spunt contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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