President Trump’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in an overnight military raid marks a major win against socialist tyranny in the Western Hemisphere, dismantling a regime that starved and oppressed millions while enriching corrupt elites.
Which is exactly why the move has infuriated an axis of authoritarian states—Cuba, Iran, Mexico, Russia, China—who all rushed to defend Maduro, revealing the true company kept by domestic leftists protesting Trump’s swift actions. Their hollow condemnations crumble against the backdrop of Venezuelans celebrating freedom worldwide.
Maduro faces charges in Manhattan federal court, following a rapid extraction that stunned global observers. Trump has signalled plans to stabilise Venezuela under interim leadership, until such a time when democratic elections can be organised.
?FULL REMARKS: President Trump Holds a Press Conference #DonaldTrump #madurocaptured
— AJ Huber (@Huberton) January 3, 2026
Nicolás Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima. God bless the United States military. Marco Rubio: "We called members of Congress immediately after…"
POTUS: "We're going to run the country until… pic.twitter.com/zGjUrhw1iO
Cuba, long a puppet master in Venezuelan affairs, has denounced the U.S. action as “state terrorism” against the Venezuelan people. President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez blasted the raid, stating, “Cuba denounces and urgently demands a response from the international community against the criminal U.S. attack on Venezuela. Our Zone of Peace is being brutally assaulted. State terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people and against Our America. Homeland or Death — We Shall Overcome!”
#Cuba denuncia y demanda URGENTE reacción de la comunidad internacional contra criminal ataque de E.U a #Venezuela. Nuestra #ZonaDePaz está siendo brutalmente asaltada. Terrorismo de Estado contra el bravo pueblo venezolano y contra Nuestra América.
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) January 3, 2026
Patria o Muerte ¡Venceremos!
Iran echoed the outrage, with its Foreign Ministry condemning the strike as a “flagrant violation” of international law and an “act of aggression.” The embassy in Venezuela elaborated in a communiqué: “The U.S. military attack constitutes a flagrant violation of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter… and represents an ‘act of aggression’ that must be immediately condemned by the UN and by all States concerned with sovereignty, peace, and international security.” Iran’s foreign minister described it as a “clear instance of state terrorism.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the U.S. seizing Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, describing the move as a “clear instance of state terrorism” and a blatant violation of Venezuelan sovereignty, in a phone call with Venezuela’s FM Yvan Gil Pinto. pic.twitter.com/DAVj75IB34
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Mexico’s Foreign Ministry rejected the unilateral action as breaching UN rules on territorial integrity, urging dialogue, while the President Claudia Sheinbaum quoted the charter online, calling for the UN to intervene. Trump hit back on Fox News, insisting cartels—not Sheinbaum—run Mexico, linking it to 300,000 U.S. drug deaths from the border.
.@POTUS: "She's a good woman, but the cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico — the cartels are running Mexico." https://t.co/YQOjteYLHi pic.twitter.com/ciCN3m33Vd
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 3, 2026
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna also blasted Mexico’s leadership as corrupt.
I really DON'T CARE what the president of Mexico has to say. She's only in that position because she was INSTALLED. If they had a good president, you'd see Mexico not run by CARTELS! pic.twitter.com/Nf54YeGz9n
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) January 4, 2026
Russia’s Foreign Ministry demanded Maduro’s immediate release, calling him the “lawfully elected president” and labeling the operation an “unacceptable violation of sovereignty.” They urged diplomacy while expressing “solidarity with the Venezuelan people in the face of armed aggression,” warning against escalation.
@visegrad24 Russia decries US strikes and Maduro capture as "unacceptable violation of sovereignty" (Foreign Ministry). Pot calling kettle black on international law.
— The Intelligencer (@Intelligencer41) January 3, 2026
China, humiliated after its delegation met Maduro mere hours before the raid, strongly condemned the “brazen use of force” as a “grave violation of international law.” The Foreign Ministry stated, “China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the United States’ brazen use of force against a sovereign state and its actions directed at its president.” China demanded Maduro’s immediate release after his capture.
? China has called for the immediate release of Nicolas Maduro after he was captured by American forces
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 4, 2026
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These reactions from despotic regimes underscore the leftist alignment with forces that crush freedom at home while meddling abroad. Domestic critics of Trump’s raid conveniently ignore Maduro’s rigged elections, human rights abuses, and alliances with narco-terrorists that fueled mass exodus into the U.S.
Contrast this fury with the eruptions of pure elation among Venezuelans globally, who have suffered under Maduro’s boot for years. Exiles from Miami to Buenos Aires flooded streets, waving flags and dancing in gratitude for Trump’s deliverance from tyranny.
Trump’s action not only frees a nation but exposes the globalist enablers of dictatorship. As America reasserts its role in defending sovereignty and human dignity, the tyrants’ meltdown serves as a reminder: freedom prevails over oppression, and those siding against it stand on the wrong side of history.
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