You know, when President Trump promises to drain the swamp and take down corrupt regimes, he doesn’t mess around—and the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro is the latest proof that his America First foreign policy is delivering big wins without endless wars. On Thursday, December 25, 2025, U.S. personnel executed a daring operation to nab Maduro on criminal charges, hauling him back to stand trial in the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed it on a call with Sen. Mike Lee, explaining the kinetic action was to protect the team serving the arrest warrant—no declaration of war needed, just Article II authority to defend U.S. personnel from imminent threats. “This action likely falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack,” Lee posted after the call.
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Just got off the phone with @SecRubio
He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant… https://t.co/lXCxhPoKSZ
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) January 3, 2026
An official confirmed no American troops were harmed—the mission was “a piece of cake.” Maduro’s arrest photos, surfacing on X, show the once-arrogant socialist in cuffs, a fitting end for the man who starved his people while pocketing billions.
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Lee’s initial concern about war powers was spot-on for a constitutionalist, but Rubio’s explanation shut it down: this was law enforcement, not invasion. “It took US Military and law enforcement forces an hour to capture the President of Venezuela, and people are out here acting like there is an imminent war!? Lol! With who? The cartel leader got snatched in less time than it takes to watch an episode of Landman,” one post quipped.
🚨#BREAKING: An official says no American troops were harmed in the operation involving Nicolás Maduro and his wife, claiming the mission went exactly as planned and it was a piece of cake
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 3, 2026
The fallout? Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado declared, “We are ready to take over government” in Venezuela—a seismic shift after years of Maduro’s tyranny.
JUST IN – Nobel Peace Prize winner and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado: “We are ready to take over government” in Venezuela — Bloomberg pic.twitter.com/bKAk6QOQiZ
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 3, 2026
Trump’s bold move, echoing his hits on cartels, shows he’s serious about ending threats at the source without boots on the ground forever.
Dems are fuming, but this is Trump delivering—no endless wars, just justice. Maduro’s downfall? A Christmas gift to freedom.
