Nicholas Maduro has been captured: Trump

[SassyIrishLass]

Good grief, it's like you just can't help yourself from being on the wrong side can you?

Danielle thinks himself clever.

Reality is he's not.

 

[otto105]

In what world do you think China is going to risk attacking Taiwan when it is impossible for them to invade? They simply do not have the ability to compete against Taiwan's allies.

Like GWBs claim of democracy in the Middle East with his invasion of Iraq?

 

[Yarddog]

Stop trying to defend this mess. We will be spending huge money there. Iraq's oil was supposed to fund their recvery too, but it ended up costing us trillions. The only people who are ging to benefit from this are the military manufacturers, defense contractors an oil executives. This was not a national security issue and it does not weaken drug cartels. We need to erase the American drug cartels and that will solve our problem. But some of them fund our politicians, an that includes Trump.

Trump is making this nation less safe, and his actions are maing things very difficult for Americans who travel abroad. It's really time you idiots on the right come off your America is the only country on earth attitude. Do you really think this action is going to make Venezuela less likely to decrease whatever you think they are doing with Iran n China? If you do, then you are seriously wack.

Your Trump hatred has made you nuts. Venezuela under Maduro was a narco state , so yes this does weaken the hand of the drug cartels. Military manufacturors are going to benefit from this?
It was a half hour long strike and now its over...
I'm thinking that military manufacturors are benefiting more from the ongoing Russia / Ukraine conflict..
Why do they need VEnezuela for that?? Seems you are speaking right off of a list of your pre determined talking points... lets guess. whats next .. No blood for oil.. no blood for oil !

meanwhile th epeople in Venezuela are cheering...and yes.. they are going to need some help running things because under Maduro who had an iron grip on everything, ther probably is no one left in that government who know how to do anything or they have gone dormant... they are going to need help to restructure .

Venezuela was once the 20th richest country in the world... I'd be really happy to see them get back there. U.S. will no longer be the destination then for people in our hemesphere looking for jobs.
They become a powerhouse again and it will benefit other Latin American countries as well .. all their neighbors will benefit.

 

[Dragonlady]

Trump just freed an entire country, opposed Russia China Cuba and Iran who use Venezuela A base of operation to attack America, made major success stopping drugs killing Americans, and made the free world safer.
Why coudnt Biden do that. Maybe because he didnt have brain the functioned but lets be real. Biden had no backbone and was incompetent anyway.
The free world has real leader today

Because it’s illegal.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

I don't think they can wait til 2050

Criminal operations still untouched:

Ukrainian Money Laundering Operation

Congress > NGOs > Congress

Massive voter fraud (NY has over 3MM fake votes)

Etc.

All still fully operational

But now we’re going to run Venezuela

 

[gipper]

Woody Wilson, FDR, Truman and Johnson. Are you?

Just in case you didn’t know, those presidents you listed aren’t Founding Fathers.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The act of war was committed long ago against the people of the U.S. by Maduro refusing to cease and desist from sending deadly drugs responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of Americans.

What about Mexico?

China?

 

[XponentialChaos]

They can't even get the oil out

I get it , you're all butt hurt Trump took out a dictator. If it was Biden you'd have your panties around your ankles

If Biden had done this, you people would be whining that we shouldn’t be involved in another country’s business.

 

[gipper]

You could say that the founders, set the precedent in Tripoli....

You could, but that would be dumb. Venezuela wasn’t attacking USA shipping.

Shut off the tv.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

If Biden had done this, you people would be whining that we shouldn’t be involved in another country’s business.

Absolutely not. Venezuela is a hot mess. That said your Pedo Potato watched it go on. Pound sand, little clown

 

[JLW]

Nope, he pardoned someone who was set up, just like you Demtards went after him for 8 years and kept failing miserably at it.

Do you MAGA tards always use the same deflection?

However you retardation is on full display by your absolutely dim-witted comment that the Honduran president was “set-up.”

Next time ask you mother to review your post, kid.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Do you MAGA tards always use the same deflection?

However you retardation is on full display by your absolutely dim-witted comment that the Honduran president was “set-up.”

Next time ask you mother to review your post, kid.

MAGA deflectin followed by left loon gibberish

 

[XponentialChaos]

Absolutely not. Venezuela is a hot mess. That said your Pedo Potato watched it go on. Pound sand, little clown

Right. I’m sure you would be praising Biden for any action done against Venezuela.

 

[j-mac]

Just in case you didn’t know, those presidents you listed aren’t Founding Fathers.

Jefferson, Tripoli

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Jefferson, Tripoli

Ouch

 

[Invisibleflash]

U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says

President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were flying President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country. The Trump administration had been building pressure on Mr. Maduro for months.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-united-states-strikes-venezuela

As it turns out, regime change isn't as hard as it looks. You just launch a surprise attack and kidnap the country's leader.

Heck, it's a good thing trump said he isn't an interventionist who would entangle the US in the affairs of other countries.

Russia and China are not much for global domination. You may not believe it, but compare the 700+ military bases the USA has and the piddly amount Russia and China has. A YT channel said the USA will or has taken Venezuela's gold reserves from their central bank. Dunno if true, YT says all sort of things.

Here is AI on the gold question...

No, the US hasn't explicitly "taken" all of Venezuela's gold reserves, but recent U.S. actions, including military intervention and control over oil assets under the Trump administration in early 2026, signal a significant shift to control Venezuela's vast natural resources, including gold, with plans to open up mining projects to U.S. companies, effectively redirecting control and potential profits from China/others towards American interests.
Key Developments & Context:

• Military Intervention: In early January 2026, U.S. forces captured President Maduro, leading to U.S. control over key infrastructure and resources.
• Control Over Resources: President Trump announced the U.S. would "run" Venezuela's oil reserves and bring in American companies to develop oil and mining sectors, effectively asserting control over these assets.
• Gold as a Target: Venezuela possesses massive gold deposits (part of the Orinoco Mining Arc) and other strategic minerals, which are central to U.S. interest, moving beyond just oil.
• Negotiations & Offers: Before the military action, Maduro's government had offered the U.S. deals for oil and gold projects to avoid conflict, but these were rejected.
• Sanctions History: The U.S. has long used sanctions on Venezuela's oil and gold industries, with temporary waivers granted and reimposed over election disputes, creating ongoing tension.

In essence, while not a simple seizure, the U.S. has asserted dominance over Venezuela's resource-rich territory, aiming to integrate its mineral wealth, including gold, into U.S. economic strategy, as explained by CNN and The New York Times.

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Russia and China won't do a thing. They are both pretty useless at war. Even in its own backyard, Russia never strikes back at the foundation of their war. Russia won't even admit they are at war, they call it terrorism.

Here is the deal. When a nation sends massive military buildup at your border, you don't wait for them to strike. You know what is coming, you take out their forces immediately, before they even get in range. If you can't take them out...well you are screwed.

China is shitting their pants. Their crude is cut off from South. America. When Iran is destroyed, China will really be in trouble along with Russia. We will build up the attack force in Iran to take down Russia and break it up. And that will be it for China. No more imported crude and we will attack China from Russia and destroy it. Who knows...maybe Trump will invade Cuba, Mehico or Brazil next week!

 

[j-mac]

Right. I’m sure you would be praising Biden for any action done against Venezuela.

That would be so far detached from his DNA, I'd say that it would never have happened....Hell, he was probably pocketing payoffs from that crook.

 

[XponentialChaos]

That would be so far detached from his DNA, I'd say that it would never have happened....Hell, he was probably pocketing payoffs from that crook.

What exactly leads you to that conclusion?

 

[buttercup]

 

[j-mac]

You could, but that would be dumb. Venezuela wasn’t attacking USA shipping.

Shut off the tv.

Learn something before you shoot off your stupidity...

"Barbary corsairs led attacks upon American merchant shipping in an attempt to extort ransom for the lives of captured sailors, and ultimately tribute from the United States to avoid further attacks, as they had with the various European states."<a href="First Barbary War - Wikipedia"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a>