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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin and Alex Woodward

Trump refuses to say if he consulted with Congress before Venezuela strikes - but calls capture of Maduro ‘brilliant’: report

President Donald Trump hailed the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as “brilliant” but refused to say whether he consulted Congress before carrying out airstrikes on the South American country.

Maduro and his wife were captured early Saturday from their home within the Ft. Tiuna military installation and flown out of the country as part on an U.S. operation.

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