This video breaks down the global firestorm following President Donald Trump’s stunning social media post on January 3, 2026, which appears to show deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in U.S. military custody.

The controversial image, shared on Truth Social, depicts Maduro blindfolded, handcuffed, and wearing soundproof headphones aboard the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship. Dressed in a gray Nike Tech sweatsuit, the former president is shown being escorted by a DEA agent following a dramatic overnight military operation in Caracas known as "Operation Absolute Resolve."

Inside the Controversy:
The "Nike" Viral Moment: Why the image of Maduro in a sweatsuit sparked a bizarre fashion trend, with the specific Nike Tech fleece reportedly selling out online within hours of the post.

The Charges: Attorney General Pam Bondi’s breakdown of the narco-terrorism and cocaine trafficking indictments that led to the high-stakes extraction from a fortified military base in Caracas.

"America the Bully?": A look at the intense international backlash, with critics and legal experts arguing the operation violates the UN Charter and comparing the move to the 1989 invasion of Panama.

The New U.S. Doctrine: President Trump’s bold declaration at a Mar-a-Lago press conference that the United States will now "run" Venezuela until a "safe and judicious transition" can be arranged.

Global Reaction: From praise by leaders like Benjamin Netanyahu and Javier Milei to the "torn" and cautious responses from the European Union and the United Nations.

As Maduro is transferred to New York to face federal charges, this video explores the geopolitical fallout of a move that has effectively redrawn the map of U.S. foreign policy in the 2020s.