Trump releases first official Maduro capture photo and wow, is it powerful

The first photo of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro since his capture has been released.

The White House has released a photo of Maduro, blindfolded and wearing earmuffs, a grey sweatshirt and sweatpants, and clutching a bottle of water. It was first posted on Trump’s own social media platform, Truth Social, causing the site to actually slow down as users complained that posts would not load.

Look:

Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima. pic.twitter.com/omF2UpDJhA

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 3, 2026

“Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima,” the caption reads, showing a handcuffed Maduro.

Trump joined Fox News following the operation, predicting that Democrats would complain:

“As far as last night was concerned, it was really genius. What they did is genius. Democrats, maybe they’ll take a shot, you know, they’ll take a shot — all they do is complain. They don’t talk about — they should say, you know what, we did a great job. We’re stopping drugs from coming into this country and nobody’s been able to do it until we came along. But they should say great job. They shouldn’t say, oh, gee, maybe it’s not constitutional, you know, the same old stuff that we’ve been hearing for years and years and years,” he said.

X users reacted to the powerful, impactful photograph:

Bro was picked up in Philly with the Nike Tech suit pic.twitter.com/xO0PATxNaI

— Fonz (@TheRealFonzz) January 3, 2026

Welcome to the USA, narcoterrorist dictator!

— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) January 3, 2026

“So I guess you’re wonderin’ how I got myself in this predicament.”

— Godwin Meter (@GodwinMeter) January 3, 2026

They gave him Dasani. That’s a war crime.

— Louis Pearl (@LouisPearl_) January 3, 2026

pic.twitter.com/SuCtzLH8wH

— J.P. Picard (@Macro_Harder) January 3, 2026

Nice that Trump gave Maduro Apple Vision Pro for the long trip to justice.

— Prochilodus (@Ron22273825) January 3, 2026

I was wondering where my Nike sweatsuit ended up after I donated it

— Pauly Nut (@PaulyNut) January 3, 2026

I wonder just what he’s thinking right there. Something along the lines of ‘Oh Shit!’ I guess.

— Samantha Lee (@CindyGr14502567) January 3, 2026

I thought he looked happy to not have marks or blood on him. Happy to be alive and not on a boat

— Diggersgirl (@DiggersgirlAmy) January 3, 2026

Hope those are ear defenders and not headphones playing endless AOC and Jasmine Crockett speeches.

— Lee Wheat (@NumbuhOne) January 3, 2026

He should have stepped down when given the offer.

I guess he just felt to secure and powerful in his palace

— Bureaucrats Suck (@bureaucratssuck) January 3, 2026

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