05.01.2026 23:11
Nicolás Maduro Guerra, the son of Venezuelan President Maduro who was kidnapped by the U.S., expressed his support with tears during the swearing-in ceremony of Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, stating, "Maybe they kidnapped Nicolás and Cilia, but they could not kidnap the conscience of a people who have decided to be free."
Following the order of U.S. President Donald Trump to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and take him to New York for trial, Delcy Rodriguez became Venezuela's new interim leader. Rodriguez took office by taking an oath in the assembly.
MADURO'S SON COULDN'T HOLD BACK TEARS
During the oath-taking ceremony in the assembly, Venezuelan President Maduro's son Nicolás Maduro Guerra also gave a speech.
Unable to hold back his tears during his speech, Guerra stated, "International law exists to restrain empires. If we normalize the abduction of a head of state, no country will be safe. Today it's Venezuela, tomorrow it could be any defiant country. They may have abducted Nicolás and Cilia, but they could not abduct the conscience of a people that has decided to be free."
WHAT HAPPENED?
On January 3rd, around 2:00 AM local time in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, explosions and sounds of aircraft were heard. The Venezuelan government accused the U.S. of carrying out attacks on civilian and military facilities in various regions of the country following the explosions.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a large-scale attack was carried out against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and that Maduro and his wife were taken out of the country.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi also stated that a criminal complaint had been filed against Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in the U.S., and that Maduro faced charges of "drug terrorism, cocaine trafficking, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices against the U.S."
The Venezuelan government called on the international community to condemn the U.S., while some countries criticized the attack, others supported the U.S. with their statements.