WATCH: Maduro arrives in U.S. after getting captured in Venezuela following strike

Trump says Maduro was an "illegitimate dictator."

Published: January 3, 2026 5:10pm

Updated: January 3, 2026 7:20pm

Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrived in Orange County, New York on Saturday night after he was captured in Venezuela following a large-scale strike.

Both Maduro and Flores are expected to be transferred to a federal facility in Brooklyn. 

Trump said on Saturday that Maduro was an "illegitimate dictator."

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