PM: Trinidad and Tobago not involved in Venezuela strikes
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January 3, 2026
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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said Trinidad and Tobago played no role in any United States military operations in Venezuela, following claims by US President Donald Trump that the action led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The United States launched a series of large-scale military strikes on Venezuela in the early hours of today, Saturday, January 3, 2026, marking a major escalation in tensions between the two countries.
Trump announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured during the operation and flown out of Venezuela.
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