Trump bluntly admits why Venezuelan action was needed

Video released by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem shows the U.S. Coast Guard apprehending an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela, on Dec. 20, 2025

This article was originally published at The Empowerment Alliance and is re-published here with permission. 

The calendar had just barely heralded the new year when President Donald J. Trump got 2026 off to a rollicking start with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.

The operation had been openly foreshadowed by Trump’s repeated warnings to Maduro...