US President Donald Trump will meet on Friday with the special forces soldiers who captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a deadly raid in Caracas in January.

President Donald Trump is heading to North Carolina on Friday to celebrate members of the special forces who stormed into Venezuela on the third day of the New Year and whisked away that country's leader,

President Donald Trump recounted the military's strength during the successful operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro during an event Feb. 13, 2026, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

President Donald Trump used a Friday visit with special forces members at North Carolina‘s Fort Bragg to promote his hand-picked candidate for the state’s U.S. Senate seat up this fall. Trump traveled to the military base to honor the special forces members who took part in January’s raid to capture former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

President Donald Trump will travel to Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to speak to service members and meet with special forces who contributed to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this year.

Trump will meet with military families and soldiers involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.