Exiled Venezuelan reacts to Maduro's capture

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published January 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM EST

A woman waves Venezuela's flag out her car sunroof in celebration after President Donald Trump announced Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country, in Doral, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Jen Golbeck/AP)

Here & Now’s Scott Tong talks with Vanessa Neumann, former special envoy to the U.K. for Juan Guaidó, about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

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