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Maduro Posts “Standing Firm” Photos From Brooklyn Jail

8/31/2026

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Maduro Stands Firm

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, detained at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, posted two photographs on X stating he is “standing firm.”
The post appeared days after a U.S.–Venezuela oil deal was announced and one day after twin earthquakes killed 6,500 people in northern Venezuela.
Maduro and Cilia Flores deny the drug-trafficking and firearms charges.
President Donald Trump said oil deal lets U.S. operate Venezuelan fields for 25 years.

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Maduro Stands Firm

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, posted two photographs on X stating he is “standing firm.”
The images were presented as a personal message of hope and resilience for his grandchildren, wife Cilia Flores, and supporters.
He has been held for eight months on drug-trafficking charges.
The image showed a thinner Maduro, noting his wife was flown to New York.

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President Donald Trump said the oil deal would let the United States operate Venezuelan fields for 25 years and replenish the Strategic National Reserves.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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Maduro Stands Firm

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, detained at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, posted two photographs on X stating he is “standing firm.”
The post appeared days after a U.S.–Venezuela oil deal was announced and one day after twin earthquakes killed 6,500 people in northern Venezuela.
Maduro and Cilia Flores deny the drug-trafficking and firearms charges.
President Donald Trump said oil deal lets U.S. operate Venezuelan fields for 25 years.

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