U.S. & Venezuela Thread - Trump: "We're in charge"

[Hardcore troubadour 16,138]

1 minute ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

The sound of Venesuela cheering for what just happened. It feels good to be the good guys

https://x.com/i/status/2007429717419253971

We’re being greeted as liberators. First time since Ike. 

[Ron_Artest 2,611]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

We’re being greeted as liberators. First time since Ike. 

Just like in Iraq.

[Hardcore troubadour 16,138]

Just now, Ron_Artest said:

Just like in Iraq.

We weren’t there. We were greeted with IED’s. And if you hadn’t gotten the memo, you like VP Cheney now. Keep up. 

[squistion 2,689]

Oh, terrific. We are going to do an occupation of Venezuela.

 

[Maximum Overkill 2,676]

Just now, squistion said:

Oh, terrific. We are going to do an occupation of Venezuela.

 

Like a Boss. 

Don't Fuk around!! 

[MDC 8,173]

4 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

If Trump's competence is in control from the start, yes.

God bless America.

Little Marco is in charge of regime change. Don picks the marble for his ballroom. HTH  

[squistion 2,689]

When asked how much running Venezuela, potentially for years, will cost, Trump said: “It won’t cost us anything.”

[Maximum Overkill 2,676]

Just now, squistion said:

When asked how much running Venezuela, potentially for years, will cost, Trump said: “It won’t cost us anything.”

Oil companies agreed to pay. 

That was our oil, Maduro took it over and sold it. We built those refineries for American companies . 

WINNING 

[squistion 2,689]

From NYT live chat:

Zolan Kanno-Youngs

White House reporter 

Trump’s news conference raises many questions. Who is exactly will be running Venezuela, as he stated the United States will do for a period of time? Trump indicated there will be a U.S. military presence in Venezuela “as it pertains to oil.” What will that look like and how many U.S. troops could be deployed?

Amid all the questions, Trump did make clear one thing: this military operation was not just about ousting a leader accused of drug trafficking, but also about expanding U.S. access to Venezuela’s oil reserves.

[HellToupee 2,330]

credible sources reporting gays and trannies are in the streets celebrating Maduro going bye bye

[thegeneral 3,761]

2 minutes ago, HellToupee said:

credible sources reporting gays and trannies are in the streets celebrating Maduro going bye bye

Don’t steal Max’s spotlight!

[Hardcore troubadour 16,138]

And now the rest of the world knows. No more Sleepy Joe or effeminate Barrack in charge. Big stick foreign policy.

[squistion 2,689]

 

[Maximum Overkill 2,676]

This is Wonderful for us. 

We are stronger under Trump. Hopefully we declare it an American territory 

[Frozenbeernuts 2,493]

37 minutes ago, squistion said:

Oh, terrific. We are going to do an occupation of Venezuela.

 

This is different than the middle east thing. First, we are the good guys. The liberators. Second, we have Trump in charge instead of a president who purposely allowed trillions of dollars to go missing into people's pockets. Lots of anti American pockets. Be grateful.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,493]

33 minutes ago, MDC said:

Little Marco is in charge of regime change. Don picks the marble for his ballroom. HTH  

You sit here and speak like you know what's going on. It will be amusing to see your reaction when you realize how wrong you were. It's going to be a holy sht moment of "Oh my god. I was the moron. It was me all along. I bought their propaganda hook line and focking sinker. How did I get it so wrong?" Something like that.

[squistion 2,689]

From NYT live chat:

Jan. 3, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET5 minutes ago

Steven Erlanger

Steven Erlanger covers diplomacy in Europe and beyond and wrote from Berlin.

Foreign leaders reacted with shock and skepticism to the U.S. seizing Maduro.

 

Despite the long American military buildup around Venezuela, the American raid on Caracas to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife produced initial reactions of shock, outrage and skepticism from international leaders, many of them troubled by an exercise of American gunboat diplomacy.

The reactions were particularly angry from Latin America and from leaders who are more on the left and who have struggled with President Trump and his trade, tariff and other policies in the region. Allies of Mr. Maduro like Cuba and Russia predictably condemned the American intervention, despite Russia’s own invasion of sovereign Ukraine nearly four years ago. And some, like a senior Mexican official, said that Mr. Trump was simply after Venezuela’s large oil deposits.

European leaders were more cautious to criticize Mr. Trump, largely appealing for all parties to de-escalate and obey international law.

Most reaction came before Mr. Trump announced that the United States would “run the country” until an unclear transition to local leadership. There were no immediate details on Saturday on how Mr. Trump intends to try to administer Venezuela.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil was particularly scathing. He condemned the U.S. action and said it “recalls the worst moments of interference in the politics” of the region.

“The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line,” Mr. Lula wrote on social media. “These acts represent a grave affront to Venezuela’s sovereignty and yet another extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia wrote on X that he “rejects the aggression against the sovereignty of Venezuela and of Latin America.” He added that he was deploying forces to Colombia’s border with Venezuela, with additional support “in the event of a massive influx of refugees.”

And President Gabriel Boric of Chile, a leftist whose term is coming to an end, also condemned the intervention. “We express our concern and condemnation of the military actions by the United States taking place in Venezuela, and we call for seeking a peaceful solution to the serious crisis affecting the country,” he said on social media. Like many, he called for dialogue to resolve the crisis, “not through violence or foreign interference.”

President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba, a Maduro ally, denounced “a criminal attack” by the United States and called for “urgent reaction” from the world.

The reaction of Russia, another ally of Mr. Maduro, was strongly worded and apparently without irony. Russia, having invaded Ukraine four years ago and continuing to fight there, condemned the U.S. military action as “an act of armed aggression against Venezuela.” The Russian foreign ministry, in a statement, called the American attack “deeply concerning and condemnable,” adding: “The pretexts used to justify such actions are untenable. Ideological hostility has triumphed over businesslike pragmatism.”

Russia said that it supports the leadership of Venezuela and called for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss the American intervention. 

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[HellToupee 2,330]

This is repeatable at scale , Canada or Greenland next?

[squistion 2,689]

From NYT live chat:

Jan. 3, 2026, 1:11 p.m. ETJust now

Megan Mineiro

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the capture of Maduro was “entirely inconsistent” with what top officials told top lawmakers in closed-door briefings in recent weeks.

“Because the president and his cabinet repeatedly denied any intention of conducting regime change in Venezuela when briefing Congress, we are left with no understanding of how the Administration is preparing to mitigate risks to the U.S. and we have no information regarding a long-term strategy following today’s extraordinary escalation,” she said in statement.

[Maximum Overkill 2,676]

1 minute ago, squistion said:

From NYT live chat:

Jan. 3, 2026, 1:11 p.m. ETJust now

Megan Mineiro

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the capture of Maduro was “entirely inconsistent” with what top officials told top lawmakers in closed-door briefings in recent weeks.

“Because the president and his cabinet repeatedly denied any intention of conducting regime change in Venezuela when briefing Congress, we are left with no understanding of how the Administration is preparing to mitigate risks to the U.S. and we have no information regarding a long-term strategy following today’s extraordinary escalation,” she said in statement.

Because a Libtard would never leak the Mission Details. 

[Hardcore troubadour 16,138]

While we are in the neighborhood, let’s go get our Canal back. 

[Maximum Overkill 2,676]

6 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

While we are in the neighborhood, let’s go get our Canal back. 

That would be amazing. 

Thank God that we have a President who's a Boss. We are finally ready to dominate the World. Getting Venezuela is huge for us. 

The United States of Venezuela 

[squistion 2,689]

From NYT live chat:

1m ago

Glenn Thrush

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the extraction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from Venezuela was a “law enforcement” operation, yet the attorney general, Pam Bondi, who has not shied away from the spotlight, was a notable no-show at the news conference announcing what is, arguably, the most significant prosecution of her tenure.

Bondi spent the night and early morning hours watching live feeds inside a secure facility at U.S. Central Command headquarters in Tampa, not far from her home, according to a senior U.S. official with knowledge of her whereabouts who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. It is not clear if Bondi who has access to government aircraft would have had time to fly to New York, which takes around three hours.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,493]

Am I seeing this right that no civilians died?

Our troops along with civilians are much safer with Trump in charge.

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[HellToupee 2,330]

Maduro: "Come for me, I am waiting for you... coward!"
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FAFO

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[dogcows 1,356]

MAGA went from “no foreign wars” to “Let’s take over the world” in record time.

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[MDC 8,173]

24 minutes ago, Frozenbeernuts said:

You sit here and speak like you know what's going on. It will be amusing to see your reaction when you realize how wrong you were. It's going to be a holy sht moment of "Oh my god. I was the moron. It was me all along. I bought their propaganda hook line and focking sinker. How did I get it so wrong?" Something like that.

I really doubt I’ll wake up one day and decide foreign regime change is a good idea and Diick Cheney was right all along.  

[TimHauck 3,503]

8 minutes ago, dogcows said:

MAGA went from “no foreign wars” to “Let’s take over the world” in record time.

America First!  It’s South America, America is right there in the name!

[Frozenbeernuts 2,493]

3 minutes ago, MDC said:

I really doubt I’ll wake up one day and decide foreign regime change is a good idea and Diick Cheney was right all along.  

You will realize it's different with Trump. It's coming.

[dogcows 1,356]

Just now, Frozenbeernuts said:

You will realize it's different with Trump. It's coming.

It’s different this time I swear

[squistion 2,689]

From NYT live chat:

Jan. 3, 2026, 1:41 p.m. ETJust now

Zolan Kanno-Youngs

White House reporter

Representative Majorie Taylor Greene, just days before she is expected to resign from Congress, accused President Trump of walking away from his promise to end overseas wars:

“Americans’ disgust with our own government’s never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it, and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going,”

Greene, a one-time Trump ally, posted on social media. “This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end. Boy were we wrong.”

[Frozenbeernuts 2,493]

1 minute ago, dogcows said:

It’s different this time I swear

You're getting it.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,493]

1 minute ago, squistion said:

From NYT live chat:

Jan. 3, 2026, 1:41 p.m. ETJust now

Zolan Kanno-Youngs

White House reporter

Representative Majorie Taylor Greene, just days before she is expected to resign from Congress, accused President Trump of walking away from his promise to end overseas wars:

“Americans’ disgust with our own government’s never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it, and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going,”

Greene, a one-time Trump ally, posted on social media. “This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end. Boy were we wrong.”

If we spend x dollars to make a change, and it saves us plus nets us more dollars, while making the world a safer place, it is worth it.

[Maximum Overkill 2,676]

The United States of Venezuela 

[listen2me 23 1,974]

15 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

 

 

Look at how happy those people are

[Ron_Artest 2,611]

51st state.  Don't fock with Trump!

Canada you're next!

[Maximum Overkill 2,676]

1 minute ago, listen2me 23 said:

Look at how happy those people are

Trump liberated the people. They finally have hope