WATCH LIVE: President Trump Delivers Remarks to Fort Bragg Military Families to Honor Troops that Captured Nicolas Maduro – 1:30 PM ET

President Trump will deliver remarks to military families at Fort Bragg this afternoon to honor US Special Forces for their role in Operation Absolute Resolve, the mission last month that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

First Lady Melania Trump is also traveling with the President to participate in a private military engagement.

Trump sent the US Special Forces into Venezuela just days into the new year, to capture Nicolas Maduro, who is now in a New York prison awaiting trial on charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and Destructive Devices against the United States. No American military members were killed in the daring, middle-of-the-night operation.

After Maduro’s arrest in Caracas, Trump posted the following video of the strikes, which targeted at least four sites around Caracas, Venezuela.

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Trump has initiated plans to take control of Venezuela’s oil supply and prevent Venezuelan oil from being sold to adversaries of the United States since taking over Venezuela.

Per Fox, “In late January, the U.S. and the interim Rodríguez government signed a massive energy pact. The U.S. has already begun marketing Venezuelan crude oil, with proceeds flowing into U.S.-controlled accounts to be disbursed at the discretion of the U.S. government.”

Trump on Thursday posted on Truth Social, boasting “extraordinary” relations with Venezuela’s new President, Delcy Rodriguez, and the government, as well as cooperation on Venezuelan oil:

Relations between Venezuela and the United States have been, to put it mildly, extraordinary! We are dealing very well with President Delcy Rodriguez, and her Representatives. Oil is starting to flow, and large amounts of money, unseen for many years, will soon be greatly helping the people of Venezuela. Marco Rubio, and all of our Representatives, are doing a fantastic job, but we speak only for ourselves, and don’t want there to be any confusion or misrepresentation. There is a story about a man named Harry Sargeant III in The Wall Street Journal. He has no authority, in any way, shape, or form, to act on behalf of the United States of America, nor does anyone else that is not approved by the State Department. Without this approval, no one is authorized to represent our Country. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

The President is scheduled to deliver remarks at 1:30 pm ET.

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