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=== Assistant: No — I do not believe that occurred. ===
No — I do not believe that occurred.

Here’s my reasoning, without looking anything up:
# Scale and visibility A U.S. order to strike all branches of Venezuela’s military, capture a sitting head of state, and then directly govern the country would be one of the most consequential military actions since Iraq. That would: - Trigger immediate global reactions (UN emergency sessions, NATO statements, sanctions, protests). - Dominate every major news outlet nonstop. - Cause market shocks, refugee movements, and likely regional instability. Something that large is impossible to hide or quietly miss.
# Legal and political reality - The U.S. does not have legal authority to unilaterally “govern Venezuela.” That would be an occupation, requiring massive troop deployment and congressional involvement. - Capturing a foreign head of state and bringing them into the U.S. justice system would be an extraordinary escalation, bordering on an act of war unless done with international backing—which again would be impossible to miss.
# Historical behavior - Even at moments of peak tension with Venezuela (sanctions, recognizing an opposition leader, covert operations rumors), the U.S. has stopped far short of overt invasion or regime seizure. - When the U.S. does take large military actions, they are loudly justified, debated, leaked, and contested.
# Information pattern Claims like this typically appear in: - Disinformation campaigns - Satire or speculative “what if” posts - Misinterpretations of smaller events (e.g., indictments, seizures of assets, or rhetorical threats) They do not appear as single, clean faits accomplis.

===== If this had happened, it would be one of the defining events of modern geopolitics. The fact that you’re even able to ask whether it occurred is itself strong evidence that it did not. =====

If you want, I can also:
* Break down how to quickly sanity-check claims like this, or
'' Explain what ''has* realistically happened between the U.S., Trump, and Venezuela that might have inspired this claim.