President Donald Trump shared on his social media this Saturday unpublished photographs of the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro coordinated from the Mar-a-Lago residence.
Trump shared images of the "Operation Absolute Resolution" on Truth Social after stating in a press conference that Maduro was being transported on that ship “to face charges.”
In the photos, he is accompanied by thesecretaries of Defense and State, Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio, and General Dan Caine.
The officials appear in the images inside a room equipped with screens and computers, broadcasting in real time what was happening in Venezuela.
Trump reiterated the exceptional nature of the operation and suggested that the public has not seen everything that transpired.
"If you had seen what I saw last night... I'm not sure you will ever get to see it," he said, before emphasizing that—according to his account—there were no American casualties or equipment losses during the mission.
The president Donald Trump stated that he observed “in real time” the military operation carried out in Venezuela, which he described as “extremely complex.”
In his speech, he detailed that the attack was composed of the deployment of dozens of planes, helicopters, and fighter jets, and highlighted the alleged capability of the equipment to enter “impenetrable” areas with “steel doors” that —he claimed— were neutralized “in seconds.”
According to his account, the operation—which he said he monitored from Mar-a-Lago, “surrounded by generals and experts”—included communications between “Florida and the ground in Venezuela” and took place after being postponed for several days due to weather conditions.
"The operation was scheduled for four days ago, but the weather was not perfect. We waited for the exact moment," he noted.
In the same exchange, Trump stated that Nicolás Maduro was “in a stronghold” and that he tried to take refuge but was “captured in seconds.”
He also stated that there were no fatalities among the participating forces: "We didn't lose anyone. There were some injuries, but no deaths. We didn't lose any aircraft. Everything came back home."
Trump described the operation as something unprecedented in his experience.
"I have supervised many important operations in other parts of the world, but nothing like this," he said, comparing the mission to another action he referred to as "the elimination of the Iranian nuclear threat," although he emphasized that what happened in Venezuela was "even more complex" in several aspects.
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