Lyse Doucet and Donald Trump

The BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet said Donald Trump had established a “dangerous precedent” with his action in Venezuela.

The US president launched a military strike on the South American nation and captured the country’s president Nicolas Maduro in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been indicted on narco-terrorism conspiracy charges in the States, and Trump has claimed the US will “run” Venezuela until a safe transition of power can take place.

He also said the US is “not afraid of boots on the ground” and claimed Venezuela had “stolen” oil from the US.

Asked by BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg if this was a “jaw-dropping” turn of events, Douset said it was.

“To use the words of UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, [this sets] a

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