Overview
- Witnesses and agencies reported drones over the presidential complex in Caracas and bursts of fire from security forces, with officials later saying the area was secure.
- Trump said elections will not be called within 30 days because the country must "recover its health" and confirmed that Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller and Vice President JD Vance will oversee the transition.
- Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president by the National Assembly, denounced the U.S. raid as illegitimate, and is described by Trump as cooperating with Washington.
- Legal experts and Democratic leaders argued the operation likely violated the U.N. Charter and lacked congressional authorization, as the U.N. Security Council took up the case and Denmark and the EU voiced objections.
- Venezuela moved to extraordinary measures, with reports of a decree enabling detentions of those backing the U.S. attack and expanded security controls, while Cuba said 32 of its personnel were killed in the operation.