Trump hails ‘amazing military achievement’ in Venezuela . Donald Trump acknowledges “many, many” Cubans were killed during what he calls the “brilliant” military operation in which Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro was seized
Local media reports 23 Venezuelan and 32 Cuban soldiers died when US elite troops stormed Maduro’s compound on Saturday Earlier in the afternoon, Donald Trump shared more details about what he calls his “amazing military achievement” in Venezuela.
Republicans erupted with applause and gave the US President a standing ovation as he spoke about the “complex” operation, our reporter at the scene in Washington DC reports.
Trump explained that “many, many” people were killed, “mostly Cubans” when US elite troops stormed Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores’ Caracas compound on Saturday.
Cuba has said 32 Cubans died during the incident, with local media in Venezuela reporting 57 people in total – including two civilian women – were killed.
Trump added that 152 planes took part in the operation and that no Americans were killed.
“The United States proved once again that we have the most powerful, most lethal, most sophisticated, and most fearsome,” he has said.
“It’s a fearsome military on planet Earth, and it’s not even close. You know, I’ve been saying it for a long time. Nobody can take us.”
