US forces raided the presidential palace in Caracas on Saturday, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
President Donald Trump told Fox News that US forces had trained and practised for the extraction “like nobody's ever seen”, comparing it to the strike on Iran's nuclear facilities last year.
The US has accused the Venezuelan leader of “narco-terrorism”, among other activities.
Mr Trump said at a press conference the US will "run" Venezuela until it can ensure a "safe, proper and judicious" transition.
When did Maduro come to power?
Mr Maduro came to power in Venezuela following the death of Hugo Chavez in 2013.
Mr Chavez swept to victory in the elections of 1998 after being jailed for fomenting a coup in 1992. His populist policies won him wide support amid an oil boom that filled Venezuela's coffers, but he was accused of political repression and involve
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