Trump Runs Venezuelan Coup with 150 Aircraft and a Replica House
KEY POINTS
- â˘On Jan 3, 2026, Trump ordered a complex military raid on NicolĂĄs Maduro's Caracas compound using 150 aircraft and special forces.
- â˘CIA operatives had tracked Maduro since August, while forces trained on a full-size replica of his fortress to prepare for the mission.
- â˘After Maduroâs capture, Trump announced via Truth Social that the U.S. would be overseeing Venezuelaâs future, pending negotiations with the vice president.
At precisely 10:46pm ET on a Friday dramatic enough to ruin weekend plans, President Trump barked 'Good luck and godspeed' to an armada of 150 aircraft launching a no-nonsense raid on NicolĂĄs Maduroâs fortress in Caracas. This wasnât improv: months of CIA stalking, FBI and special forces training on full-scale Maduro mansion replicas, and steel-door blowtorch drills trimmed to 47 seconds (they swear) led to a 1:01am intrusion marked by helicopters dodging fire, power blackouts, and a barely wounded chopper bravely limping home. Trump watched like a kid at Mar-a-Lago with Rubio, Hegseth, and Ratcliffe. Maduro and wife Cilia Flores tried to flee to a steel safe room but got caught faster than bad dancers at a Christmas party. Meanwhile, migrant-memo maestro Stephen Miller, hawkish Rubio, and live Intel feeds kept the chaos running smoothly. At 4:21am, Trump CEOâd the announcement on Truth Social showing a blindfolded Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima. Lindsey Graham claimed this whirlwind plan brewed through Christmas like a stubborn fruitcake, while Rubio called Maduroâs heir, Delcy RodrĂguez, who insisted Venezuela remains 'nobody's slave.' Because, obviously, dictating a countryâs future by conference calls with Republicans and CIA drone flies is the diplomatic breakfast of champions.
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Nothing screams 'Welcome to American democracy' like storming a foreign palace with a blowtorch, 150 planes, and a president watching live from his golf bunker.
If you think breaking into your neighbor's house requires effort, try rehearsing on an identical mansion with blowtorches and a live Twitter feed.
Maduro probably knew the US was serious when they built his evil lair's replicaâbecause nothing says 'surprise' like dĂŠjĂ vu with drones.
Source: Axios | Published: 1/3/2026 | Author: Dave Lawler
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