In a video posted today, U.S. President Donald Trump said he directed the Armed Forces to conduct "an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela."
"Overwhelming American military power, air, land, and sea was used to launch a spectacular assault," Trump said. "It was an assault like people have not seen since World War II."
U.S. Rep. Melaine Stansbury (D-NM) posted a compilation of videos showing numerous strikes landing in Venezuela.
"The White House is confirming U.S. military operations in Venezuela tonight," Stansbury wrote. "Let us be clear: these strikes are illegal. The President does not have the authority to declare war or undertake large-scale military operations without Congress. Congress must act to rein him in. Immediately."
The White House reposted a photo Trump posted on Truth Social, stating Maduro is on the USS Iwo Jiba.
