President Trump on Saturday said the U.S. military was geared up to launch a second attack on Venezuela, but it wasn’t necessary because Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured in the raid.
“We were prepared to do a second wave if we needed to do so — we actually assumed that a second wave would be necessary, but now it’s probably not,” Mr. Trump said, detailing the operation.
“The first wave, if you’d like to call it that, the first attack was so successful, we probably don’t have to do a second, but we’re prepared to do a second wave, a much bigger wave, actually,” he continued.
Mr. Trump said subsequent military operations in Venezuela were in the planning phase, but now the military “probably won’t have to do” them.
While discussing the operation, Mr. Trump said elite U.S. forces dragged Mr. Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores from their bedroom.
• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.
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