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Following the unprecedented U.S. attack Saturday morning on Venezuela and subsequent capture of its president, President Donald Trump joked that he and other administration officials deserved the $50 million reward that his own Justice Department offered for information leading to the Venezuelan president’s arrest.

“He is a fugitive of American justice with a $50 million reward, which I guess we saved $50 million,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a press conference in Florida, speaking of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro.

President Donald Trump made the stunning announcement Saturday that the United States would take control of Venezuela following the attack and capture of its president earlier Saturday morning until a transfer of power can be facilitated.

“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump said, speaking during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

President Donald Trump shared a stunning photograph Saturday of what appears to be Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima following his capture by American forces earlier Saturday morning.

" Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima," Trump wrote bluntly on his social media platform Truth Social Saturday, alongside an image of Maduro.

In a multi-post attack aimed at the Donald Trump administration, Rep Sean Casten (D-Il) pointed out that the attacks on Venezuela, including an invasion of the country in the wee hours of Saturday, put staffers and military officials alike at legal risk.

In an expansive 14-post tirade on Blue Sky, the Illinois Democrats started off by writing, “The legal justification the WH gave us for attacking Venezuelan boats in int’l waters without Congressional approval was weak, and exposes the WH and military staff to domestic and international criminal prosecution. They have not even sought to justify strikes within Venezuela,” before adding, “Their justification - dutifully repeated by every sycophantic member of the House GOP was that some drugs kill Americans so any international actor who sells or traffics drugs is engaged in war against America. You can drive a bus through that logic, as I noted last month."

President Donald Trump made the stunning claim Saturday just hours after his administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro that American oil companies would be “very much involved” in the nation’s oil industry moving forward.

The Trump administration carried out an unprecedented attack Saturday morning on Venezuela that resulted in the capture of its president, who has since been extradited to New York to face trial on drug-trafficking charges. Trump phoned in to Fox News hours after the attack, and was asked what he saw as the future of Venezuela’s oil industry, which manages the single-largest oil reserves on earth.

Hours after Donald Trump announced that he had invaded Venezuela and successfully nabbed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) went on MS NOW and hammered the president for breaking the law once again.

At the same time, the president was calling into Fox News to boast about his dubious accomplishment –– while also admitting he had no idea what comes next for the invaded country — the Vermont Democrat started her interview off by exclaiming, “I’m angry.”

In the wake of the attack on Venezuela and subsequent capture of its president, President Donald Trump appeared to tease Saturday what may be his administration’s next target during a phone call with Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.”

Trump phoned in to the conservative media show after his administration’s unprecedented attack on the South American nation earlier Saturday morning, which he boasted earlier about having watched in real time from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, a viewing experience he said was “like watching a television show.”

President Donald Trump joined Fox News Saturday morning by phone to boast about how he was able to watch his administration’s attack on Venezuela in real time from his luxury resort in Florida, and compared the experience to watching a “television show.”

“I watched it literally like I was watching a television show, and if you would have seen the speed, the violence… it was an amazing thing, an amazing job that these people did,” Trump said, speaking with Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.”

An admission from Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a hardcore supporter of Donald Trump, that he had asked for clarification on the administration’s invasion of Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife earned him the wrath of some of the MAGA faithful.

Shortly after Trump announced the capture on Truth Social, the conservative lawmaker from Utah posted on X that he had spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeking the legal justification for the unprovoked assault on a foreign nation.

Hours after Donald Trump’s administration stunned the world by invading Venezuela and capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in what was described as a “large-scale strike” on the country, Attorney General Pam Bondi took to X to describe what comes next.

That opened her up to a substantial number of questions and criticisms from commenters.

A growing number of Democratic lawmakers are calling for immediate action against President Donald Trump following his administration’s unprecedented attack on Venezuela, and subsequent capture of its president and first lady.

“Let us be clear: these strikes are illegal,” said Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) on Saturday in a statement on social media. “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 Supreme Court’s conservative majority may be poised to hand President Donald Trump sweeping new power over independent federal agencies in the new year, but recent oral arguments revealed growing unease – and internal cracks – around the right’s long-standing belief that presidents should have near-total control over the executive branch.

That’s according to a Friday analysis in The New Republic, which dissected the case stemming from Trump’s unexplained firing of Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter and the Justice Department’s argument that longstanding protections shielding commissioners from at-will removal are unconstitutional. A ruling in favor of the Trump White House would allow presidents to wield direct control over dozens of agencies that have operated independently for decades.