Show Notes
In the early hours of January 3, 2026, the unthinkable happened. Under cover of an electronic blackout, U.S. forces launched a lightning operation into Caracas and seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, flying him out of the country without a single American casualty. As shockwaves ripple across the globe, Deep Dive asks: what happens next when a superpower abducts a sitting head of state?
Political Reporter Jon Michael Raasch is joined by Chief Foreign Correspondent Andy Jehring, reporting from the Colombia-Venezuela border, to unpack the raid, the reaction on the ground, and what these events mean for the wider-region.
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