Fetterman: Venezuela operation ‘a good thing’
by: Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Posted: Jan 5, 2026 / 12:39 PM CST
Updated: Jan 5, 2026 / 12:39 PM CST
(The Hill) – Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) faulted fellow Democrats early Monday for their relentless criticism of President Trump’s mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, calling the operation “a good thing.”
Fetterman, in an interview on “Fox & Friends,” said Democrats wanted to oust Maduro from power as much as Republicans did, but now that the Venezuelan strongman is in U.S. custody, Democrats are lashing out at the Trump administration.
“I don’t know why we can’t just acknowledge it’s been a good thing what’s happened. I’ve seen the speeches from, whether it’s Leader Schumer or kinds of past tweets from President Biden,” he said, referring to recent criticism of the military operation by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and former President Biden’s tough talk about Maduro in the past.
“We all wanted this man gone, and now he is gone. I think we should really appreciate exactly what happened here,” Fetterman said.
https://www.borderreport.com/regions/washington-d-c/fetterman-venezuela-operation-a-good-thing/
