Demonstrators around the nation are condemning the strike as an outrageous escalation of aggression toward the Latin American country. But some are celebrating.
Protests against the actions the United States took in Venezuela overnight were being hastily planned Saturday across the nation and Southern California, including in downtown Los Angeles, Rancho Cucamonga and elsewhere.
The U.S. carried out a military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and removing them from the country. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is “going to run” Venezuela until a transition of power can occur and the U.S. will tap the country’s vast oil reserves as part of a rebuilding effort.
Protest organizers have characterized the strike as an outrageous escalation in a campaign of murder in international waters.
