Maduro gave car interview about possible Trump olive branch days before he was captured by US

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro participated successful a car interrogation conscionable days earlier helium was captured by U.S. forces. 

During the interview, Maduro said that his authorities is unfastened to negotiating an statement targeting cause trafficking networks tied to his government.

The pre-taped interrogation was staged with Maduro seated down the instrumentality of a car and driving with Spanish writer Ignacio Ramonet successful the rider spot portion they discussed a imaginable deal. 

In the clip that aired connected authorities TV, Maduro said Venezuela is "ready" to sermon a drug-trafficking woody with the U.S. He called connected the countries to "start talking seriously, with information successful hand."

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Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro joined a rally successful Caracas connected Dec. 10. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

"The U.S. authorities knows, due to the fact that we’ve told galore of their spokespeople, that if they privation to earnestly sermon an statement to combat cause trafficking, we’re ready," helium said. "If they privation oil, Venezuela is acceptable for U.S. investment, similar with Chevron, whenever they privation it, wherever they privation it and nevertheless they privation it."

President Donald Trump confirmed aboriginal Saturday greeting that the U.S. had carried retired strikes successful Caracas and captured some Maduro and his wife.

"The United States of America has successfully carried retired a ample standard onslaught against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, on with his wife, captured and flown retired of the country," the president wrote connected Truth Social.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro looks connected during a gathering astatine the National Assembly successful Caracas connected Aug. 22, 2025.  (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump aboriginal joined "Fox & Friends Weekend" to sermon the operation, which helium said helium watched from Mar-a-Lago. The president besides confirmed that Maduro and his woman were transported to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima via helicopter.

Fox News big Griff Jenkins asked Trump, "Before we fto you go, though, tin you archer america wherever Maduro and his woman are close this second?"

"Well, they'll beryllium heading to New York," Trump said. Griffin interjected, "Were they taken to a vessel first?"

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro greets his supporters during a rally successful Caracas connected Dec. 1, 2025.  (Pedro Mattey/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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"Yes, the Iwo Jima," Trump said. "They'll beryllium heading into New York. The helicopters took them out, and they went by chopper connected a bully flight. I'm definite they loved it, but they've killed a batch of people."

"Even radical successful their ain country. They killed a batch of radical to support power. He's a precise vicious person."

Fox News learned connected Saturday that Maduro could look successful national tribunal successful New York arsenic soon arsenic Monday.