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Venezuela: Winners, Losers, and Every Lie Debunked

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Venezuela: Winners, Losers, and Every Lie Debunked", an episode of StevenCrowder published January 7, 2026 (49 min, about 9,812 words). It mentions 10 people, works and ideas, including Oil, China, Deterrence Credibility, Russia, Canada.

What this episode is about

The discussion focuses on the recent developments in Venezuela, particularly the arrest of President Maduro and its implications. Key points include the contrasting reactions of Venezuelans to that of American leftists, the identification of winners and losers resulting from these events, and the overarching themes of American power dynamics, international law, and the consequences for political figures involved.

Key takeaways

  • In a world of political faux pas, Maduro's court appearance is the real-life sequel to a political thriller.
  • The U.S. military flexes its muscles, reminding us that deterrence is still a language this nation speaks fluently.
  • Venezuela's 'elected' leader theory only works when locking people out of democracy is part of the playbook.
  • With the Monroe Doctrine back in vogue, the U.S. sends a reminder: our backyard isn't a free-for-all.
  • Venezuelans fleeing starvation isn't a new crisis; it's the checkpoint of a long-overdue migration to safety.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 5:00: Marco Rubio, Deterrence Credibility, Canada, 2026 National Security Strategy
  2. – 10:00: Deterrence Credibility
  3. – 15:00: Russia, Genghis Khan, Celia Flores
  4. – 20:00: Russia, Marco Rubio, Sean Penn
  5. – 25:00: Russia
  6. – 30:00: Russia
  7. – 35:00: Canada, Russia
  8. – 40:00: Canada, Russia, Celia Flores
  9. – 49:14: Canada, Russia

Notable quotes from "Venezuela: Winners, Losers, and Every Lie Debunked"

  • America the very concept of deterrence, credibility, the people of Venezuela, Marco Rubio because a hit was put out on him and also these firsttime sailors.
    about Marco Rubio · at
  • We don't let anyone in our own backyard start screwing around. So this was noted in the 2026 national security strategy where they said, We will enlist established friends in…
    about 2026 National Security Strategy · at
  • America first. Here's an update. By the way, President Trump last night announced that Venezuela would be releasing millions of barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States.…
    about Oil · at
  • This, is, big., This, is, big, because President Trump proved once again that he will make good on his threats.
    about Deterrence Credibility · at
  • Saying that we should be like Gangghaskhan. What I am saying is there's something to be said for meaning what you say. If you count to three there better be consequences.…
    about Genghis Khan · at
  • Don't, forget, how, Biden, handled, Russia, which by the way is relevant in all this because you could say the same for NATO. We're you better stop.
    about Russia · at
  • Celia, Flores, should, have, locked, the door.
    about Celia Flores · at
  • Yeah., 90%, of, Canada's, crude, oil, was exported to the United States.
    about Canada · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Marco Rubio — Person · Referenced U.S. official / target of alleged plot · 3 mentions · first at
    Cited as a 'winner' because Maduro allegedly put a hit on him; used to justify harsh consequences and frame Maduro as a direct threat to U.S. officials.
  • Celia Flores — Person · Referenced associate (Maduro's wife) · 3 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as captured alongside Maduro and used in commentary/jokes; her presence reinforces the narrative of a decisive raid and public humiliation in U.S. custody.
  • Genghis Khan — Person · Historical analogy · 2 mentions · first at
    Invoked to illustrate deterrence through credible follow-through and fear-based compliance; used as an analogy for why threats must be backed by action.
  • Sean Penn — Person · Referenced celebrity critic/endorser · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as having praised Chavez (and by extension Maduro), used to mock Western celebrity support for socialist leaders and to frame them as 'losers' in hindsight.
    States geopolitical foes, international law because it's no longer a thing. Of course, Canada, that's a big one. Sean Penn, because he praised you know Chavez and Chavez Maduro, one of the same, and this bounty hunter [screaming].

Books & papers

  • 2026 National Security Strategy — Book · Cited policy document · 1 mention · first at
    Quoted to support the claim that the Western Hemisphere is prioritized for migration control, drug interdiction, and stability—used to justify the Venezuela action within a strategic framework.

Products & tech

  • Oil — Product · Core economic driver / justification · 22 mentions
    Used as a primary rationale for U.S. interest: expropriated assets, energy stability, sanctions, and global price effects impacting China, Canada, and Russia.

Concepts & topics

  • Deterrence Credibility — Concept · Core analytical concept · 2 mentions · first at
    Framed as a major 'winner' of the operation: Trump is said to prove follow-through, shaping adversary calculations (Iran/China/Russia) and restoring U.S. negotiating strength.

Places & events

  • China — Place · Geopolitical foe / competitor · 16 mentions
    Portrayed as a major beneficiary of Venezuelan oil and investment ties; the operation is framed as 'boxing out' China in the Western Hemisphere and undermining Belt and Road influence.
  • Russia — Place · Geopolitical foe / military tech foil · 14 mentions · first at
    Used to argue U.S. dominance and Russian weakness: Venezuelan Russian-made air defenses 'did nothing'; also tied to Ukraine and oil price dynamics funding Russia's war machine.
  • Canada — Place · Referenced loser / comparative case · 9 mentions · first at
    Framed as economically threatened by renewed Venezuelan heavy crude competing for U.S. Gulf Coast refineries; also used as an example in a security anecdote to argue power politics.

Full transcript with timestamps

Definitely. I think it's something we not only have to celebrate but thank our President Trump because if it wasn't for him, nothing could be possible. But yeah, I'M SUPER GRATEFUL.

HANDS, UP, VENEZUELA. HANDS, UP. Let's, compare, the, Venezuelan, reaction, the people who've lived under this kind of rule or similar countries, places like Cuba versus the American leftists and ask yourself, how are they so out of touch? Venezuela. Okay, so this happened over the break, but it's still developing. Uh like I promised, you can always check the links in the description. I I want to give you a summary on the outset. Um obviously Maduro was captured, okay? Uh very effectively, and there are winners and losers. I'll give them to you and then we'll expound. So the winners would be America uh the very concept of deterrence, credibility, the people of Venezuela, Marco Rubio because a hit was put out on him and uh also these firsttime sailors.

Please,, please,, please. Yes., Okay. The, losers, in, this, equation uh, would, be, uh, America,, the, United States geopolitical foes, international law because it's no longer a thing. Of course, Canada, that's a big one. Sean Penn, because he praised uh, you know Chavez and Chavez Maduro, one of the same, and this bounty hunter [screaming]

got, a, little, late., Well, dang, it., So,, we'll, go, through, all, of, those, expound upon them, but if you don't have time, check the references and you'll be pretty much up to speed. Let me break this down for you. Maduro obviously just appeared in New York to face charges. Kind of a nice move, by the way, from the United States as far as I'm concerned. You guys can comment below. You put a hit out on a president, an American president, a member of the cabinet, sitting senator, you should be executed. And Maduro tried to put a hit out on Rubio.

I,, mean,, just, like, that's enough. That's enough to me, but there's a whole lot more than that. So, he appeared in court in New York, which I don't really like. I would prefer he'd be dead to face these charges related to naroterrorism. It's a long walk to face the wrath of American justice for Nicholas Maduro and his wife Celia. Dressed in matching tan prison uniforms they're led in handcuffs from a chopper headed to their first court appearance surrounded by heavily armed federal agents. Majuro entered the courting people in the gallery a happy new year.

But then he turned defiant telling the judge that he has been kidnapped. he has been captured at his home in Kacus Venezuela, and that he is the elected leader of Venezuela, and has the right to run his country as he sees fit.

We're, using, that, term, a, little, loosely these days, elected leader. Turns, out, it's, pretty, easy, to, be, elected if you just lock people out from voting.

That's, true., And, by, the, way,, he, had, the right to run his country uh however he chose to, right up until we came and took him.

Yeah., Yeah. Sorry,, not, sorry. And, there, was, nothing, he, could, do, about it. Just just think about that for a second. That just lets people know how badass the United States military when we're unencumbered by rules of engagement that make our mission murky and our presence absurd. This is the kind of stuff we can do. You saw Iran you saw this. You may be against it. That's a conversation to have.

But, when, people, just, throw, out military-industrial complex, there's a lot of red tape. I understand that bureaucracy needs to be cleaned up. Yeah, there's also something to be said where the number one superpower of the world, the United States, the gap between us and number two is so wide that the ground can't be made up. That's what gives us the ability to negotiate from a place of strength.

Yeah., And, I, think, the, world, forgot Yes. what, the, US, is, capable, of, because, of certain, you know, rules of engagement ROE that we were using in other conflicts and certain political, you know, uh, you know, carefulness and and what we were doing. Yeah.

U,, but, they, just, reminded, the, boogeyman exists and he wears an American flag on his shoulder. I check under my bed for a boogeyman. He's just a dust bonnie. WHY, DON'T, YOU, PLAY, TRY, CLEANING THIS PLACE ONCE IN A WHILE? SO, UH, let me give you the winners. Number one United States of America. Uh, I'm not saying that it's without consequence but overall, we are the biggest beneficiary of this. So, the Monroe Doctrine, many of you are familiar with this, it's been making, uh, the rounds again. This is a major step towards reestablishing that. And uh that basically means that the western hemisphere is our top priority. We're geographically protected by oceans, but we don't let anyone uh in our own backyard start screwing around. So this was noted in the 2026 national security strategy where they said, "We will enlist established friends in the hemisphere to control migration, stop drug flows, and strengthen stability and

security on land and sea." And here's something else, too, because now you see people I've seen an argument against this. I've seen some some fake news circulating too that oh now what's going to happen is Donald Trump's going to give citizenship to all these Venezuelans.

Yeah., Some, people, got, fooled, by, that. Yeah., And, uh, some, people, saying, well, I hope you enjoy celebrating this with all the Venezuelans who come here because it's destabilized. A third of Venezuelans had already fled since 2014 including about a million to the United States. So what people are doing is they're taking reality inverting it and making a prediction. Oh yeah. Well because of this we're going to have an immigration problem. No. No. we had it and this is actually a step toward correcting, that., Turns, out,, I, don't know if you know this, if people uh starve in their own country, um they try to leave.

And, it, says, a, lot,, too,, when, you, see that number when it's 8 million and only a million made it to the United States right?

It's, like, it's, not, the, typical, story, is like, well, of course, everybody wants to come to the United States. I mean what a great opportunity. They're willing to go to Colombia. They're willing to go to Brazil Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico.

They're, going, anywhere, that's, near, Yes. but not Venezuela. And, if, Venezuela, becomes, a, more hospitable country, guess what? People are more likely to stay there. And there have been a lot of Venezuelans saying "You, know what?, I, think, I, might, go, back uh and you know, really make a go of it over there at Grover Cleveland." Another

I, hope, they, do. Another, winner, here,, or, I, guess, I, should say a component of it. Uh

oil, is, is, by, the, way,, let's, be, honest, it's a big deal. It does matter. And I appreciate that President Trump was open about that because remember people used it was a war for oil. He's like pretty much because look a little bit we're the ones who built invested I maybe you guys don't know this built invested this infrastructure and a court ruled international court that Venezuela was guilty Maduro um expropriated and uh just nationalized things that were they actually belong to American oil companies. Are we just supposed to let people pipe us and say thank you sir may I have another? So Donald Trump voiced this. He articulated it pretty well. Uh this is good for the United States. more access and more energy stability.

Venezuela seized and stole American oil, American assets, and American platforms, costing us billions and billions of dollars. They did this a while ago, but we never had a president that did anything about it. They took all of our property was our property. We built it. And uh we never had a president that decided to do anything about it. Instead, they fought wars that were

10,000, mi, away. We, built, Venezuela, oil, industry, with American talent, drive, and skill. And the socialist regime stole it from us during those previous administrations. And they stole it through force. We're going to be running it with a group, and we're going to make sure it's run properly. We're going to rebuild the oil infrastructure which will cost billions of dollars. It'll be paid for by the oil companies directly. Uh they will uh be reimbursed for what they're doing, but uh that's going to be paid and we're going to get the oil flowing the way it should be. As you know, it was just a minor flow. It was actually a minor flow for what they have, but we're going to run it properly and we're going to make sure the people of Venezuela are taken care of.

So $17 trillion by the way in oil reserves. That's worth more than the GDP of like all but two countries.

That's, number, one, in, the, world. Yeah., Number, one, in, the, world, as, far, as it's not all super accessible. So it'll take a while because of the terrain. Uh but still that is important. And I I hear people saying like no war for oil. We're not at war.

And, I, heard, Megan, Kelly, say, oh, boots, on the, ground., I, was, they're, not, going to die. You know where we have boots on the ground right now? Like 50,000 plus. Japan. Are we at war with boots on the ground doesn't mean war. There is

Germany., Italy. Yeah,, there, is, no, war, to, be, clear., And, I get it. We shouldn't just go to war to enrich Hallebertton. If you believe that as a premise, I would agree with you. But I also don't hate American oil industries in comparison to oil across the world. I want us to have cheaper energy and access to more energy and to be more independent than other nations out there. So yeah, war for oil or no bid contracts, corruption, I get it. That's bad. Same can be said for any energy sector, but the American oil industry, I want to do better than any other oil industry. I think that's America first. Here's an update. By the way, President Trump last night announced that Venezuela would be releasing millions of barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States. He wrote, "This oil will be sold at its market price and that money will be controlled by me. You guessed it as president of the United States of

America to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States." I've heard some dummies say "How is that America first to benefit and Venezuela?" Uh, no. What we're talking about is paying a fair market price. So, this is another example. It's proof positive that we are not an empire. Empires don't pay for resources. They take them and rape your face.

That's, what, they, do. That's, what, they, do. They, prefer, the, face. Yes,, they, do.

It's, like, empirical, data. Yeah,, it, absolutely, is, because, it's, a power move.

It's, been, a, study. Another, uh empirical, data, about not, everything, needs, a, study., Gerald

imperial, governments, you, science, cultist. Yeah. Now,, uh, the, second, winner, is conceptually the concept of deterrence credibility massive.

This, is, big., This, is, big, because President Trump proved once again that he will make good on his threats. Whether you agree with it or not, you need to understand that it's an important facet uh taken into consideration from our enemies when making decisions.

He, has, offered, everything., He's, offered everything. You're right. You know why? Because he doesn't want to around with the United States. Thank you everybody.

President, Trump, says, the,, US carried out large-scale strikes on Venezuela overnight. He says its president Nicholas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores have been captured and flowed out of the country.

Well,, just, like, his, threats, on, Iran., And to, be, clear,, like, I, don't, know if, you know this, but the U the empire, you know, the the Mongols and Gaskhan, it's the I think the term they use is the the single largest contiguous land empire ever. I don't know how you gauge as far as population, things like that. It was huge. Huge. Something like one6th of people on Earth have some kind of Mongol DNA in them. Likely from Genghaskhan himself cuz he did not prefer the faith.

He, was, prolific. Yeah., Prolific., They, did, in, 25, years what it took the Romans to do like 400 years. I mean, you can go back and look at I believe it was MV was Baghdad. I think Borc was one. Here's here's how it happened. They controlled a land mass. It goes, it went from Korea all the way to uh Europe pretty much with only about 100,000 soldiers. That's 30 million people. The way they did it was by leveling cities. In some cases, people estimate half a million to a million people just gone. They showed up and they said, "Okay, surrender or complete annihilation. We're going to wait outside your city walls and uh hesitation will be seen as making the decision." Just hesitation itself was turned into a crime. And what would they do? They go, "Oh, you hesitated a day."

And they would divert a river and flood your entire village. And sometimes, even if you surrendered, they still took you out cuz they wanted to keep you guessing. Now, I'm not saying that this is right. But what I'm saying is they got to a certain point where for every five cities they would conquer, they really only needed to militarily take one. The rest of them opened up the gates. Why? Because they knew that there would be follow through. Now, I'm not saying that we should be like Gangghaskhan. What I am saying is there's something to be said for meaning what you say. If you count to three there better be consequences. Anyone out there have children? You know that right? If you count to three and don't do it, you've now lost it. There, your daughter's going to be a stripper.

So,, jeez. Let's contrast this with a different approach. Democrats and their credibility on their uh stance as far as deterring a nuclear Iran. Mr.

President,, Mr., message, to, Iran, in, this moment. Don't Well, not, a, joke.,

Don't, Don't, forget, Obama's, red, line, in Syria if he uses chemical weapons. And then he did.

Well,, is, did, I, say, red?, I, meant, yellow. Like maybe like caution. Just be careful.

No,, no,, no,, no,, no., Red, light., I'm, a yellow light. You're getting wee weed up. Dead.

Don't, forget, how, Biden, handled, uh Russia, which by the way is relevant in all this because you could say the same for NATO. We're like, you better stop. But uh by the way, can we still get a good price on uh all that all that energy?

All, that, sweet, Russian, oil. Yeah. A, Biden, administration, official, says, a phone call between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the situation in Ukraine was quote professional and substantive. But there was quote no fundamental change in the dynamic. The president warning Iran's attack would cause widespread human suffer, telling Putin the US and its allies would quote respond decisively with swift and severe costs.

Literally,, 12, days, later, major, breaking, news, this, hour, as Ukrainian government leaders say

what, you're, about, to, see, happen, on, live television has, begun. Start, of, the, war., Yep.

We, have, a, hard,, break,, guys. Act, decisively, this, weekend, at Applebees.

Only, at, Applebees. And, they, say, America, has, no, culture. You, know,, there's, a, guy, on, the, line., I can get you the spot right now. The war is kicking off. Are you in or out?

Somebody, at, Applebee's, like,, "We, didn't pay extra for that, did we?" I've, got, Fridays, on, the, other, line. Don't make me do it. Putin's like, "WHY IS HE WIGGLING HIS BUTT?" SO MAYBE WE were wrong.

Cancel, the, Super, Bowl, commercial., We, got the Russia war. It's, all,, just reheated Cisco foods.

Uh, the, other, winners, here, would, be, the people of Venezuela. And this is something that uh American priv It's so funny. The left who demands you check your privilege. They don't realize that they are actually the walking example of

privilege., And, and, I, don't, mean, look, there's nothing wrong with being raised privilege., It's, kind, of like, an immutable characteristic. There's nothing you can do about it. There is something wrong with lacking any self-awareness whatsoever where you are actually doing the bidding of totalitarian dictators and communists. Again, I'm actually happy that we're back to killing communists. So, let's compare the Venezuelan reaction, the people who've lived under this kind of rule or similar countries, places like Cuba versus the American leftists and ask yourself, how are they so out of touch?

That's, so, weak., Liberals in Scotland. They love their chance dude. VENEZUELA.

FREE, MADURO., Free, him, now. Free, Maduro. That's, why, these, people, wear, chicken shirts.

Celebrate, for, all, these, 24, years. She, can, stay. Definitely., I, think, it's, something we not only have to celebrate but thank our President Trump because if it wasn't for him, nothing would be possible. But yeah, I'M SUPER GRATEFUL.

HANDS, UP, VENEZUELA. HANDS, UP,, VENEZUELA. HANDS, UP, VENEZUELA., Hands, up. President, hormones aren't kicking in yet.

What, in, God's, name, was, that, thing? If, you, are, a, Venezuelan, refugee, living in the United States of America understand something. He is saying you're a rapist drug dealer that will get sent to seek God.

And, who, voted, for, this?, the, people, in South Florida, the Venezuelan community the CubanAmerican community, the Nicarawan-American community voted for this. And for us, this is a very, very happy day.

Now,, let, me, be, clear., Uh, there, are plenty of people, and I know they say "Well, why don't you care about?" And then insert whatever group here, these Christians being persecuted there. Huh? Seems to me like you're only pro-intervention. That actually is a valid point. I'm only pro- intervention if it's in America's interests. In this case, they happen to be aligned, but it does nobody any favors to act as though the people of Venezuela lived under anything other than tyrannical rule. So, that's a side benefit. It doesn't mean that we should free everybody in countries that have never gotten it right. Certainly the most oilrich country in the world, who by the way screwed us out of contracts to which we were legally entitled. And keep in mind, for those of you who don't believe it, this is just more propaganda. under Hugo Chavez, then Maduro,, who, by, the, way are, one, and, the same. Chavez praised by Shan Penn.

Chavez praised by Bernie Sanders. Bread lines are a good thing. Remember that. Venezuela uh spired spiraled absolutely into abject poverty. So the GDP per capita in 2010 was 13,600. Today it's 4,200. Their inflation in 2018 or I believe since 2018 was about 130,000%. in 2018.

Jeez. The, last, time, we, were, able, to, study, this in 2017, the average Venezuelan lost 24 pounds.

The, Venezuelan, diet. Yeah., They, were starving., It was the original ompic. Jeez.

And, uh, since, then,, uh, since, Maduro,, I guess, was captured, the uh Caracus Stock Exchange is up 94%.

Like,, oh,, we, can, do, business, again without being killed, right? Well almost not yet.

Now,, I, know, when, people, talk, about, it's not our job to install a government. People talk about regime change. uh we were willing to take our chances with anyone else and there need to be consequences if you violate your contracts and screw the United States especially if you're setting up a landing pad for China and Russia.

Exactly. And, we'll, get, to, that., One, theory, I, will say that is unsubstantiated but going around and I think is reasonable

that, Maduro, was, looking, for, an, exit strategy and this capture may have been some some [snorts] sort of a plea deal arranged behind the scenes with Donald Trump. The good news is we have exclusive audio.

Hola. Nikki, Maduro., Look,, frankly,, it's, time for you to leave Venezuela. Marco Rubio he wants to kill you. He's an angry little Mexican.

I, think, he's, gano., That, would, look, very bad for me. Very bad for me. Porqu. I have an image of a strong and powerful leader. They even have a nickname for me, and that name is Super Bigote.

Yes,, I, know., I've, been, called, a, super brigot, too. Nasty nickname, fake news. So, what do we do here, old Nikki?

Okay,, what, if, instead, of, what, if, I, give you an inside man? That way, you know where I am, what I'm doing, and that way you can send in your CIA and capture me. So, you look like a tough guy. I look like a tough guy, and then you take me to Estos Unos, and you can put me in jail. Well, I don't need to look like a tough guy because I am one, but I like the cut of your giblets. We'll be there Sunday. Okay, wait for my signal. We will be up late playing games.

I, don't, play, games. Well,, I, like, to, play, games., Sometimes, I play Candy Land. So, if you hear that I'm in the Peppermint Plateau, h don't come because that means that I'm about to win. Or if you hear the clicky clacky of the hungry hippos. Just wait for I'm busy eating all the balls to loas. I eat them.

I've, heard, that, about, you., Is, there anything else? Uh,, could, could, you, also, bring, my, wife?

I, frankly, have, no, problem, with, that., I love Venezuelan ladies. That's, good., That's, good., Oh,, also, she has been a super nagote recently. So tell your guys to rough her up a little bit. Well, look, if that's what you want, I I have to go the president of Columbia's calling. That little always has the sniffles.

I, mean,, he, was, giving, it, out. Yeah, he, took, it., Also,, by, the, way,, you, can admonish me, Tolman, Tim, because apparently I way overshot the uh the Mongol descendants, but it's a lot. It's not 1/16th of planet Earth.

That's, not, an, admonishment. Get, that, off, the, screen. I, don't, think, you, guys, are, right, about you guys are right about 16 million. That's Mongolians today. Like, there's

We'll, do, some, research., We, haven't, in, 23 to me the whole earth. All right fair. Let's go to the losers.

Um,, these, are, the, losers, in, this situation. Of, course,, the, geopolitical, foes, of, the United States. Um, that includes China. So, this is important because people say, "Oh, it's just about oil like making oil companies rich." Now, 80% of Venezuelan oil uh was being exported to China to be clear. That's important for China. And again, this is the most oilrich country in the world. Yeah, I know it depends. People say, "Well actually, I I understand you're talking about crude and you're talking about but has a lot of oil and it was going to China." Also, Venezuela was the largest Latin American recipient of Chinese investment, like $60 billion, and they were the largest Latin American buyer of Chinese military tech.

How'd, that, work, out? Yeah., Well,, there's, more, to, it, than that. Keep keep in mind that the Chinese delegation was in Caracus at the time of the capture, which I think may have been by design.

I, think, they, only, got, there, like, hours before, maybe within the last 12 hours. ARE THEY THERE YET? WATCH THIS SLANTS.

Let's, see, how, that, military, tech, works. Now, one one other point I want to say like on the China thing, it it don't forget Panama happened too

right?, The, Belt, and, Roads, initiative,, a lot of people are forgetting like why we're concerned about that region and the investments that China is making worldwide and the things they're trying to do with rehears like this is really boxing them out. And for all of those who are out there trying to like armchair this and say, "Yeah, they're going to go and take Taiwan and then what moral moral authority do we have?" These are not the same situations. Not even close to the same situations. No, I don't think it emboldens them. I think it makes them go

they, did, what, in, 90, minutes. Yeah. Yeah., Uh, maybe, not., I, think, they, could do a lot better. That's fine. I understand that. But do you really think they want to fafo right now with Donald Trump? This guy is very unpredictable. I don't think it does anything for Taiwan.

Also, keep, in, mind, a, lot of, these, people, a lot of these sort of libertarians these black pillars. Um and I'm really generally non-interventionist. Yeah.

I, think, you, could, make, a, case, both, ways. I kind of did as it related to Iran, but I think the results now speak for themselves. I think it was worth it. What did this cost us? There are different estimates like 20 to $30 million.

Yeah. That's, a, that's, a, nice, home, in, Hill Country in Austin. Okay. Nothing.

Let's, be, clear, about, that. We, just, got, about, 50, million, barrels, of oil. Yeah.

Okay., So,, I, I, listen,, if, they're satisfying contracts at sanctioned oil and they're taking care of it, that's fantastic. Listen, winning looks good. Well, not only that, but what these libertarians black pillars do is they they seem to be experts in things that haven't happened yet. World War II

Iran,, and, right, now, they're, doing, the same thing, saying this is going to destabilize. This is going to destabilize., Well,, watch., It's, going to be a problem. Well, with their their blow guns and peashooters, shut up. But even more than that, so wait, you're taking the reverse of reality. China just lost one of their largest, you know, trade partners as far as oil. They just saw someone get taken out, in, the, middle, of the, night., now basically an operation the second time if you count uh Iran that was a refinement facility I understand that this was an actual human being and [snorts] they're going to be more emboldened and then why would they take Taiwan because they can make up the oil in Taiw if you just walk through it logically go oh that makes no sense

this, is, fear, mongering, because, you, have people who want to just sort of be contrarian I'm glad that we're killing communists

yeah, and, now I, wish, we'd, killed, one, more, uh, to, be quite honest well instead, of, taking, them, but

there's, a, lot, more yeah, I, understand, that, You, put, a, hit, on Rubio, you should be killed. I would have no problem with that. But this shows the people of Venezuela like "Hey,

it's, definitely, a, power, move, to, be, to, you know, typical Trump stuff. He's parading him through New York City."

Yeah, definitely, a, power, move., It, it, sends, a message. But yeah,, the, other, thing, Oh,, the, other thing, too, is obviously Russia. I forgot about

Yeah,, that's, a, big, deal. Russia., Here's, why., You, know,, we, talked about oil with China. Russia, not so much. They have quite a bit of uh of natural resources on that front.

It's, a, different, oil. Yeah,, it's, a, different, oil., But, here's what is funny about Russia. Um Venezuela, their their um, air defense systems, they were made by Russia and it did nothing.

Nothing., And, I, saw, people, online, going, like,, "How is this even possible? Venezuela, they must have been in on it. They must have like powered them down by themselves. They must have shut them down. Why would they do that?" Like

possible. It's, kind, of, possible, in, the, same, way that Russia couldn't take a small area of Ukraine.

I, mean,, you, know, what?, You, know,, we, have an apples to apples comparison. Russia did try to do this exact thing to Vladimir Zalinsky in Kiev and it didn't work

right. So, sorry they, tried, to, act, like, they, didn't, too as somebody from somebody from the Kremlin, was, like, no, we we, could, do, that easily with the United States and Venezuela we could do that easily probably even easier but we haven't done it because we respect international law.

Yes., Exactly., What, international, law, have, you, ever You, think, when, it, started, you, think, the Russians were sitting there like wait for it wait for it. Oh, they did IT 90 MINUTES. WA, THAT'S GREAT. This is from the Telegraph. Uh, one analyst wrote, "The speed with which these system speed with which these systems were neutralized signals a catastrophic failure of Russian export air defense technology against fifth generation Western air power. So now Russia has abandoned their buddies in Syria, Iran uh, Venezuela, and now their oil is less relevant than ever." Well, certainly for the United States. I don't know about Europe. I don't know about NATO, right?

[clears throat], That's, the, one, thing, too. like, "Hey, you you better you better not do that." But

no,, they're, going, to, keep, buying, Russian oil out of principle, right? Because what we did was bad. So, they're going to buy it from Russia because that's the right thing to do, right?

These, people, live, in, a, world, where, Trump is is is worse than getting oil from Russia.

Yeah., And, they, say, that, has, no, impact. Listen, here's how it very quickly. Russia needs oil prices to be a little higher, that funds their war machine. If you increase production in Venezuela because they had gone to like very low levels relative to how much oil they have of production, ridiculously low. If you start ramping that up, it does put more pressure on Russia. That's the oil play for Russia.

It, also, shows,, hey,, uh,, free, countries, free enterprise-based countries, they do better than socialists or communist countries because what happened is when the socialists took power, the communist took power in Venezuela, like yeah, get rid of all the people who could actually maintain this infrastructure. It was state-of-the-art. Left it to rot. Do we have another examples of, oh, that's right, Mao sending doctors and lawyers out into the fields. Oh, that's right PPOT. Oh, that's right, Stalin. They don't know how to run things. No

that's, when, people, say, seize, the, means of of production and distribution. What makes you think that you will know that anywhere near as well as someone who created that business from the ground up?

Those, chants, are, always, chanted, by unemployed people. Yeah,, exactly., See, the, means, of, production., How, do, you produce? How do you produce?

Every, single, one, of, those, protesters, you see v free Maduro v Maduro. If you were to put them in charge of a company those are the people who would take all the money for themselves as a salary, be broke in 5 years, and the company goes under. They have no idea how to build a business, how to build anything.

Communist, socialists,, they, only, destroy. And then it turns out we're better than them at that too. Here's another loser. The well, not Cuba, the Cuban government, to be clear. So both Chavez and Maduro um they really I mean so many people hated uh Maduro in Venezuela that he needed to find Cubans to actually help protect him. 32 Cuban officers were killed in that raid. And now when asked the United States warned that you know what yeah maybe Cuba's on the list.

Are, you, considering, US, action, in, Cuba? We're, not., I, think, it's, just, going, to fall. I don't think we need any action. Looks like it's going down. He's going down for the count. You ever watch a fight?

They, go, down, for, the, count. You, ever, watch, You, ever, watch, boxing? Yeah. They wear gloves.

They, box, in, gloves. Yes,, I, know., I, I, watch, it. Tape, they, put, on, the, hands., So,, um here's something you guys need to I would love to see this. Just take out the government in Cuba and like just crate drop some rifles. Say have fun. If Cuba opened up

Yes. um you would see it become a first world country immediately if only based on United States tourism. It also shows you that communism can't work because think about it. People blame the United States for Cuba, right? We're blamed both ways. But they have the biggest trading partners in the world with Russia and China. Well, why can't they make it work? The most fertile soil possibly on Earth. Everything grows there. Used to be a playground for the wealthy. And you have the two largest countries, you know, outside of they're not as powerful as the United States. You guys should all be able to make communism work.

No,, it's, turds, trading, with, turds. That's, exactly, right. Yeah. The, United, States, gets, blamed, for, Cuba's poverty, not China and Russia.

Yeah. Oh,, the, United, States, gets, blamed, for violating international law. Not China and Russia who assisted these evil dictators in violating international law. You would see Cuba. I mean, just imagine the tobacco the tobacco industry, the people who were there who own the tobacco fields. They'd [snorts] get it back from the Cuban government and they'd be able to host a bidding war. Hey, which one of these uh companies who've moved to Nicaragua Honduras, the Dominican Republic, who who wants to start running this ship that could be exported? Sugarcane, you would see it become a first world country. And frankly, I'm always amazed that we allow that to be a weak point.

We shouldn't have anyone right off our coast where Russians can set up missiles. Did you forget that? That happened. Another uh important point to note is Cuba mirrors the economy in Venezuela. So pre-revolution they had a bigger economy than Singapore, Taiwan South Korea. A and today Singapore's economy is now 10 times larger. Taiwan is four times larger. South Korea is four times larger. It's abject poverty for the people of Cuba. The results are in communism, socialism has hurt everything it touches. You could even go to the UK and look at the the absolute destruction of their own healthare system. Now it's a problem. It wasn't a crisis 15 years ago. People would praise it. Now, when it's basically insolvent if you were to use that term, people say, "Oh, it just needs more money thrown at it." And here here's the thing, too. Um, I guess this is kind of new. The Trump administration, they they

reportedly gave an ultimatum to Venezuela to sever ties with China Russia, Iran, Cuba, or well, you know how it ends.

Second, loser, is this concept of I know I'm going a little long today. International law.

It's, not, a, thing. International, law., International, law. That's what people say. I mean, you can say it. And libertarians and leftists, by the way, who are far closer together. It used to be libertarians were kind of more in the conservative wing, only they wanted a bunch of weed and Bitcoin or whatever it was. But now they're basically liberals who claim that they're not woke. I'm sorry. It's really hard for me to to delineate when you welcome Islamists with open arms and condemn an action that killed a communist dictator with no loss of life to us. I just think you're a liberal who wants to pretend that you're a part of intelligencia cuz these people are all now whining. This actually President Trump violated international law.

It's, not, legal, to, do, this., Um, it, tells people why not. Well, it's not legal because it violates international law as you have suggested for somebody in a third country to say members of the Trump administration have violated international law or violated the law of their country and they're going to storm into our country and abduct these people and take them away. If a foreign power accused the British prime minister of breaking its domestic law, bombed targets in the UK, killed dozens of British citizens, and abducted the prime minister and his wife in the middle of the night. Would the government be able TO SAY THAT WAS LEGAL? Or is international law only something that applies when Donald Trump says it can?

People, in, news, and, stuff, like, that saying that like, uh, well, hey, there's no such thing as international law anyway. It's all because there's no enforcement mechanism which is like it that is true to some degree and I've always kind of said thing that international law is kind of made up. You think that's a better world?

A, better, world, is, that, if, nation, states agree that we won't invade each other and we won't topple each other's governments. You could just break that whenever you want to. I that is the way the United States of America operates.

So, unless, the, Nazis, or, unless, Stalin unless they invaded other countries. So if they just did all that, we shouldn't do anything. What is is that is that the point? You guys do understand that it is about powerful countries have always been calling the shots. We're in a very rare moment in history where Donald Trump didn't just act unilateral. The people of Venezuela are happy about it. A huge portion of the American people are happy about it and they'll be happier about it when they see the results. There was a reason for this.

But this idea that oh okay all right because everyone else said uh yeah truce no that it doesn't apply. It's it's asinine. Yes, power does matter.

Yeah, it, absolutely, does., And, the, fact, that Canada is allowed to exist, let, me, before, we're, going to, go, to, that.

Get, it, in, a, minute. This, just, ties, them, into, pretzels because all these people in the EU, by the way, are now saying international law. They were the ones telling you that Maduro had violated international law and something needed to be done. Donald Trump's the only one who had the teeth to do it and now they go that's violating international law. So, it doesn't mean anything. Let me give you an example, a couple here. So, yeah Maduro. Okay. You saw that. You saw what happened with Iran. So, let's just go right now with Venezuela, Maduro. All right. Full moon night, by the way, just taken out.

Yeah., High, visibility, is, a, bad, time, to conduct in, the, biggest,, I, think,, military compound uh in Venezuela. So, you would think you would think that if they were going to use their military might to protect anything, it would be their leader, their glorified narotist in the biggest military compound. Same thing you would think with Iran, right? If [snorts] they were going to use their military might to protect anything, it would be the enrichment uh facility that would be required for them to build a nuke, which I wish I loved anything as much as Iran wants to build a nuke. You would think so. And they couldn't do a damn thing. We went in, did what we needed to, got out, and none of our guys lost their lives. It was very, very lowcost, high yield. Now, that brings me to Canada. In 1995, the prime minister of Canada was the victim of an assassination attempt. I believe it was Jean Kretzier. Do you know what

happened? A man made it through the perimeter into the prime minister's house, their white house equivalent

and, made, it, up, to, the, bedroom. No. What, stopped, him, was, the, wife, saw, him out of the corner of her eye, closed the door and locked it

called, for, help and, then, called, security, and, he, waited. He had like a 5-in blade, by the way. Like a Swiss Army knife.

Celia, Flores, should, have, locked, the door. Yeah., She's, like,, "Hey,, hey,, this there's the guy. He's here. He's here to call my husband." They're like "Oh sorry about that."

So,, if, we, could, do, this, to, Maduro, [gasps] we're just allowing Canada to to play country. That's a lot of these countries to be clear. Do you have any idea how easy it would be? That would be an imperialist nation, which by the way I'm I'm okay with a little bit of conquest at this point because I think it does benefit the United States.

Let's, go., Just, Canadians,, you, guys, tell people in the comments section that story, right? Do I have it about right? 95 I think Kretche he made it up to the bedroom and the WIFE'S LIKE AH CARIS THERE'S A GUY TO KILL US AND HE CLOSED THE DOOR she closed the door and the guy say LIKE it's blame

you're, right, though, power, does, matter because you see these these pundits and people online they're talking about well how about somebody comes and takes our president how about that it's like okay well the difference is if somebody came and took our pres first of all they they can't right

it, they, couldn't, do, it, if, they, did, do, it if they were able to do it and then they did do it we would immediately declare war and then destroy everything that they own.

Yes. Venezuela's, not, doing, that., They, were like "Oh thanks." Yeah. And, now, we, can, do, our, own, thing.

Except, the, one, the, leader, of, Colombia, is like, "Come and get me, you go." It's like, I wouldn't say that.

Almost, exact, same, message. Yeah., It's, like, choice, of, words. I, would, not, I, would, not, challenge, at this point. Uh this brings us to let's do some then and now. Right now, the EU is saying that we must [snorts] inhold uphold the international law. That's my generic sort of European.

I, like, it., Yeah. Uh,, this is from the EAS. The EU recalls that under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN charter must be upheld. Members of the United States Security Council have a particular responsibility to uphold those principles as a pillar of the international security architecture. Let's go back to then August 2024. The EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borl discussing Maduro uh and the election. And he said, "As there are no tallies and there is no verification, and we fear that there will never be any, we cannot accept Maduro's legitimacy as Venezuela's president-elect." Oh, great.

So, what are you going to do about it? Oh, nothing. Then, when someone does something, you say it's a violation of international law. No, the violation took place by your own admission when they locked people out from voting. Oh I get it. You're a This brings us back to now.

Speaking, of Senator, Chris, Murphy., Yes., Uh Connecticut Democrat of course is furious about Trump's actions. International law.

Once, again,, you're, seeing, that, this president's foreign policy, the invasion of of Venezuela, the ouster of Maduro is about making his crowd filthy rich. It has nothing to do with American national security.

Mhm., Uh, this, brings, us, back, to, then January 2019. Murphy's Murphy's take was a little different. He wrote, "If Trump cared about consistency, he would make the realist case for intervention in Venezuela. Getting rid of Maduro is good for the United States." Rather than trying to pretend his administration all of a sudden cares about toppling anti-democratic regimes.

They, did, the, same, thing, with, Iran, right? People go, "Well, if it's really about this with Iran, why aren't they doing insert whatever Congo, whatever it is today?" They go, "Why isn't he doing this one?" So back then they Well, then why isn't he doing Venezuela? All right let's do Venezuela. Well, why aren't you doing Cuba? Let's do Cuba. Well, why aren't you doing another place that I haven't thought of yet? Just Just I hate this guy. You don't need to adapt to these these charlatans. Is this in uh the best interest of the United States? Yes. Does it also sting a little bit for China and Russia? That's a bonus. Both boxes checked. Let's go back to now Tammy Duckworth.

[snorts] That's, from, the, Mighty, Ducks., Yeah. Quack quack quack QUACK. MR. DUCKS WORTH

DUCKS, FLY, TOGETHER., That, was, D2, the better film. You, got, to, really, put, knuckle, puck, above your

two, minutes., Well, worth, triple, deak. All right. By, the, way,, that's, not, a, move., That's just what you do.

Just, three, times handling, the, puck. So,, uh, Tammy Duckworth called, out, uh, President, Trump's, actions. And and by the way, also use the term foreign leader. I've seen that a lot. people, like, the, the the, the, rightful president sovereign sovereign government.

She, wrote, Donald, Trump's, reckless, and unconstitutional operations in Venezuela. Hey, why don't you tell the Venezuelans about uh constitutional operations uh including this morning's arrest of a foreign leader, but the international community said he wasn't an actual leader. Are not about enforcing law and order because if they were, he wouldn't hide them from Congress. Doesn't need you. M maybe he's worried that Congress will tell.

Yeah,, maybe, he's, worried, that, it's filled with like you. This, brings, us, back, to, then, this, is still 2025.

In, May,, Duckworth, described, not, as, a foreign leader, but Venezuela as living under a dictatorship.

Ah, when, Trump, wanted, to, send, Venezuelans who were here illegally back home, it's just about Trump does it. I say the opposite. And by the way, it's not just Trump. They did the same thing with Reagan. It's is this morally good or does this benefit the United States? Nine times out of 10, if it is morally good or if it benefits the United States, the left will be against it. Take note of the libertarians out there who line up on the same sides on almost all of those pivotal issues. She wrote "This heartless Trump administration policy does nothing to make us safer. It betrays our values and could needlessly send thousands back into Maduro's brutal dictatorship."

Wow. Well,, well,, well. Yikes. The Democrats and Libertarians are so far gone that the voice of reason in their party is the guy with stroke face.

I, respect, uh, my, friend, in, Connecticut, but we have different views on this and perhaps other views as well. Uh I I again I I just said this on my social media that you know remind everybody that America is a force of good order and democracy and we are promoting these kinds of values. We are the good guys. You know, let's pretend that now we are acting in a way. Now remember, we all Democrats years ago wanted to eliminate him and they why why have a bounty of $25 million if we didn't want him gone? Why would you do these things if you weren't willing to actually do something other than harsh language?

Yeah,, he's, absolutely, right. Yeah. In, summary,, international, law, is, not, a thing.

Nope. Okay., It's, imaginary., It's, fairy, dust. And thank God the most powerful country on earth is the United States of America. You think you think the Mongols, you think the Ottomans, you think the Romans would purchase the energy from the country that they could very easily conquer. And now people, oh, now we're going to move on to Greenland. You know, if he cared about the Constitution, he wouldn't say this about Greenland. Yeah but you said that it was a brutal dictator in Venezuela. And if Donald Trump really cared about actually helping people, he would go into Venezuela. And then he did. you should try. If he actually cared, he would you constantly move the goalpost. Be very very vigilant. And I mean this because obviously I live to in this program exist to fight the left, but they're in your ranks. Now, some very good indicators are first off, do they line up with the left on most issues? Where

do they line up on issues that benefit America or are morally good? And do they constantly move Goldpost? That is a tactic of the left because their ideas don't stand up to scrutiny. Whenever someone goes, hey, yeah, this conflict but then why don't you do this here? You have people who act as though they are experts in things that haven't happened yet. And yes, I would include friend of the show, I enjoyed my conversation with him, Dave Smith amongst them. It's always someone's making a prediction and they're never held accountable for these predictions. The left is never held to account for their policies. And the same thing with these libertarians. It's going to be World War II. Is it?

Is it? Is anyone actually still trying to make the case that the Iranian strike, whether you agree with it or not, in principle that it escalated things? International law doesn't exist, but winning does, and turns out it's popular with Americans, according to my favorite person at CNN.

Okay., US, military, ousting, Maduro. Pre-ouing, what you saw was the clear plurality of Americans opposed at 47%. Just 21% support. Come over to this side of the screen. After the ousting, look at that. the support. Now we're talking about 37%. Well within the margin of error right here of the opposition 38%. It turns out Americans like what they deem to be successful foreign policy operations and in this case they view the, ousting, of, Maduro, at least, up, to this point as a successful one and therefore the support way up.

Yeah., Before, underwater, now, basically even. What about the idea of putting Maduro on trial here in the United States?

Yeah., You, know,, part, of, the, reason, why, I think that the success number is way up and you saw it here. What was it was 26 points in favor of opposition now within the margin of error is because they simply put don't like Nicholas Maduro. And in fact, they believe that he should be on trial for drug trafficking. Look at this. 50% of Americans favor compared to just 14% who oppose. So there are very few Americans here who oppose it. Even among Democrats, the opposition number is below, get this, just 24%, is below 25%. So this is something that unites Republicans. It divides Democrats and at this particular point, support for the operation way up. And in terms of those who favor the drug trafficking trial for Maduro, that is a clear plurality.

Yeah., So, people, who, want, to, make, you think, oh, this is divisive. No, no it's it's it's really not. And this is something that's been pretty common. The United States likes winning and we hate communists. And I love that. And he gets so he gets so enthusiastic he can't even finish his phrases. Well look at because it's when we go to that next thing it's like HEY WHEN WILL VENEZUELA HOLD THE next presidential election according to Kelshi, before, June, 2027, it's, going to, be 71% but if it's before January it's going to be 61 AND THEN SEPTEMBER WOW 39%.

Before June 1st 26% he doesn't even finish his phrases. The guy gets so enthusiastic.

He, just, gets, excited.,, He loves numbers. These prediction markets are like heaven for him. He probably just cruises them all night.

Yeah. And the truth is I don't really care. Um I mean I do. It has to be a government that, is, at least, acquiescent, to, the United States where they don't screw us on our contract and we invest billions of dollars. You can't have a government do that. But outside of that h you know what maybe maybe they want to be a part of the free market economy and do better and improve the quality of life for their citizens. Or maybe they don't. That's not our business. Our business is ensuring that our interests are secured and and China's and Russia's are not.

Which brings us to the third loser here. Canada. This is a this is a big one and it puts a smile on my face. So the the oil obviously the kind of oil in Venezuela also is very close to that of of Canada. Canada needs us to refine their oil. They produce a lot of it but it's crude. This could be a huge problem for Canada. Guess they should have built those pipelines.

For, decades, now,, Canada's, oil, patch, has prospered from the decline of Venezuela's industry. Now that same industry could pose a new competitive threat. We went to Saudi Arabia, Mexico Brazil Colombia Canada.

Lo, Kho, is, one, of, hundreds, of, highly trained workers who ended up in Alberta refinery.

The, bument, from, Alberta, is, identical, to the bument in the Oronoko. identical.

If, Venezuela's, oil, were, to, start, flowing again at the level it once did, it could pose a problem for Canada, especially given its ease of access to GF coast refineries. You'll just pull a tanker up, unload, and then you're kind of competing directly with Canadian barrels.

Yeah., 90%, of, Canada's, crude, oil, was exported to the United States. Well,, so, now, they're, definitely, going, to be looking at cheaper costs. They're going to have to compete and it could drive them out of the market. Also, uh Chinese refiners, the refineries that are going to be hurt as well. So this is really a net, as far as oil, only a net benefit really to the United States, the people of Venezuela, not so much to Canada who screwed around and found out not so much to China, and not so much to Russia because there's more global access to oil. There are a lot of winds going on right now as far as immigration, as far as oil, as far as our standing in the world. That was something where people said, "Ah, you have, any, idea, we're, going to, be, a laughingstock?" Uh, I'm not seeing that.

We have a direct contrast. And I kept telling you guys this. You're going to have eight years of Obama, four years of Donald Trump, three really. CO's a lost year, four years of Biden, and now we're having Donald Trump again. I don't know that we've ever in history had a more clear example of contrast in American approaches. I'm not talking about nice feelings. I'm talking about getting things done. What do you think history is going to say about Donald Trump versus Joe Biden in our approach? What do you think history will say about Maduro, about Chavez? What do you think the history books will say about the Bernie Sanders the Shawn Pens, the Oliver Stones of the world, who praised Chavez, who praised by the way, the Castros and did nothing while those people starved, while those people lost weight, while they were driven into abject poverty. The only questions that remain is, hey, what kind

of a government are they going to have? Do we think it could be any worse? Are we going to need boots on the ground? Well, does that necessarily mean war? We don't know those things yet, but we do know that the calculus from the people who've been screaming the sky is falling, whether it's Iran, whether it's Venezuela, getting Canada as well they've been wrong about pretty much all of their predictions thus far. So, I'll take a win. Oh, you're still here and you're still watching this on YouTube. You've probably noticed something is missing by now. I'm not here. That's because the Live Daily Show is now streaming exclusively on Rumble weekdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

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