In an exclusive interview on Saturday morning with Fox News, President Trump unveiled the first insights into a U.S. military operation that aimed to apprehend Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. During the nighttime mission, two American personnel and a helicopter sustained hits, the president confirmed.

“Fortunately, we didn’t suffer any fatalities. Some of our personnel were injured, but they are expected to make a good recovery,” Trump shared during the “Fox and Friends” segment.

He further detailed that no aircraft were lost in the operation. “All our equipment returned safely, including a helicopter that took a significant hit, but we managed to bring it back,” Trump stated.

According to the president, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are currently on the USS Iwo Jima, one of the U.S. warships stationed close to Venezuela. They are being transported to New York, where, as Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Saturday, they will face charges in the Southern District of New York.

Trump described Maduro’s location at the time of capture as a heavily fortified “fortress.” The operation was initially scheduled for four days earlier but was postponed due to adverse weather conditions, he noted.

“And then all of the sudden it opened up and we said go,” he said. 

Trump said the US forces had constructed a house that was “identical” to the building Maduro was in when he was in.

“Everything was pinpoint,” the president said.

“They actually built a house which was identical to the one they went into with all the safes, all the steel all over the place,” he said. 

Trump said that Maduro had been attempting to get into a “safety space” shortly before he was captured, but “got bum rushed so fast that he didn’t get into there.” 

The U.S. elite special mission unit known as Delta Force reportedly carried out the attack, but Trump declined to confirm which unit carried out the mission. 

The president said more information would be provided during a news conference scheduled for 11 a.m.

The capture of Maduro took place just days after the Venezuelan strongman said he was open to conducting negotiations with the U.S. regarding drug trafficking and oil. 

Congressional leaders were reportedly notified only after the operation was complete.

The U.S. attack comes after months of tensions, jabs and threats from Trump and U.S. officials toward Maduro, who the U.S. government has accused of heading a drug cartel and was deemed an “illegitimate leader.”

The U.S. has also accused Maduro of running a “narco-state” and rigging the election in the South American country last year. In previous comments, Maduro has said Washington wants to take control of Venezuela’s oil reserves.

Republican lawmakers have hailed the campaign, while some Democrats have criticized the operation, accusing the Trump administration of lacking authority, not notifying Congress and lying about its motivations.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) concluded a post on X reacting to the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolas Madura with two words: “Free Cuba.”