President Donald Trump revealed details of a US operation on January 3 that led to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Trump described Maduro being apprehended quickly before he could secure himself in a panic room, stating US forces were prepared to breach the steel-reinforced space. Maduro was reportedly taken aboard the US Navy ship Iwo Jima for prosecution in New York. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado expressed joy, calling it the "hour of freedom" and promising to restore order and free political prisoners.