DeSantis condemns ‘destructive’ Maduro government while announcing arrests of 10K non-citizens
At ‘Deportation Depot,’ DeSantis offers his assessment of Trump’s military action days after arrest.
By:
Liv Caputo
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January 5, 2026
SANDERSON — Without directly praising President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday at Florida’s “Deportation Depot” condemned the “destructive” Nicolás Maduro government days after U.S. military forces captured him.
It was the Florida governor’s first public comments on Maduro’s seizure, which happened late Saturday night at his Caracas compound.
DeSantis, often hyperactive on social media, was one of the few state leaders who’d stayed quiet in the first days following the operation — even though the Sunshine State boasts the largest Venezuelan community in the nation.
On Monday, he broke his silence.
https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/05/desantis-condemns-destructive-maduro-government-while-announcing-arrests-of-10k-non-citizens/
