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US President Trump confirmed overnight military strikes in Venezuela and announced the capture of the country’s President, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna. File | Photo Credit: AP
Indian-origin Democrat Congressman Ro Khanna criticised President Donald Trump’s military strike on Venezuela and urged Americans to stand against “warmongering.” The US on Saturday carried out the lightning military strike on Venezuela, capturing President Maduro and his wife.
Khanna slammed Trump and added that he betrayed his MAGA base by today’s attack. Taking to X, the Congressman wrote, “Donald Trump betrayed his MAGA base today, launching a war of choice to bring regime change in Venezuela. We keep voting against dumb wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya. But our Presidents bow to a foreign policy blob committed to militarism. They get us entangled in conflicts abroad, while ignoring the lack of good jobs and high costs for Americans at home.”
“What will we say now if Xi Jinping wants to capture Lai of Taiwan or Putin tries to capture Zelensky in Ukraine? The times call for a movement of the American people to stand against bloated defence budgets and warmongering. We need statesmen who will heed the advice of Washington and our founders and invest in jobs, healthcare, childcare & education for our people,” Khanna added.
Donald Trump betrayed his MAGA base today launching a war of choice to bring regime change in Venezuela.We keep voting against dumb wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya.
But our Presidents bow to a foreign policy blob committed to militarism. They get us entangled in conflicts…
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) January 3, 2026
‘I’ve never seen anything like this,’ Says Trump
Reacting to the US attack on Venezuela, President Donald Trump told Fox News that he had not seen anything like this and was able to watch it in real time.
“I’ve never seen anything like this. I was able to watch it in real time, and I watched every aspect of it. It was amazing to see the professionalism — the quality of leadership…amazing,” Trump said.
“They rehearsed and practised like nobody has ever seen. I was told by military people there is no other country on earth that can do such a manoeuvre. I watched it like I was watching a television show. If you would have seen the speed, violence – it was an amazing thing, an amazing job that these people have done. Nobody else could have done anything like this,” he added.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the operation was done in conjunction with US Law Enforcement.
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi on Saturday announced that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism.
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
January 03, 2026, 8:41 PM IST
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