Nicolas Maduro Capture | What Venezuela's Maduro Said About US In His Last Interview Before Capture
In an interview aired on Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had extended an olive branch to the US and President Donald Trump, offering to address concerns on drug trafficking and access to Venezuelan oil. Less than 48 hours later, Maduro and his wife were captured by the US following a surprise, precise mission. During the conversation with Spanish Journalist Ignacio Ramonet, filmed on New Year's Eve and aired on Venezuelan state TV on New Year's Day, Maduro appeared to scale back his rhetoric against the US. Venezuela, the authoritarian leader said, was a "brother country" to the United States and recalled Trump had referred to him as "Mr President" when they had spoken in November.
