{"id":2476348,"date":"2025-08-19T14:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicolas-maduro-to-deploy-4-5-million-militia-members-after-us-raises-bounty-for-his-arrest\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:09:10","slug":"nicolas-maduro-to-deploy-4-5-million-militia-members-after-us-raises-bounty-for-his-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicolas-maduro-to-deploy-4-5-million-militia-members-after-us-raises-bounty-for-his-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolas Maduro to deploy 4.5 million militia members after US raises bounty for his arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnicolas-maduro-to-deploy-4-5-million-militia-members-after-us-raises-bounty-for-his-arrest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro has announced the deployment of 4.5 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutor-says-sedition-charges-possible-in-capitol-riot-cases-trump-may-be-criminally-culpable\/\" title=\"Prosecutor Says Sedition Charges Possible In Capitol Riot Cases, Trump May Be \u2018Criminally Culpable\u2019\">militia members<\/a> in response to the U.S. government, under the Trump management, doubling the bounty on his head to $50 million due to his alleged support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-situation-is-completely-unstable-crenshaw-tours-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"WATCH: \u2018The Situation Is Completely Unstable\u2019: Crenshaw Tours The Southern Border\">drug cartels<\/a>. Maduro condemned the threats as extravagant and outlandish and stated that the militias, which are prepared, armed, and activated, will cover the entire national territory to protect VenezuelaS sovereignty and peace. he also encouraged his supporters to form additional rural and industrial militias. The Venezuelan militia,originally established by former President Hugo Ch\u00e1vez,is claimed to number around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-to-act-in-ethiopian-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict\">5 million people<\/a>,though some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-woke-no-time-to-die-could-lose-100-million\/\" title=\"Nolte: Woke &#039;No Time to Die&#039; Could Lose 0 Million\">sources suggest<\/a> the actual figure is lower. This mobilization coincides with the deployment of three U.S.Navy destroyers and thousands of Marines in the southern Caribbean as part of a counternarcotics operation targeting Latin American drug cartels. Maduro faces several serious charges in the U.S., including narcoterrorism and drug trafficking conspiracies. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nicolas Maduro to deploy 4.5 million militia members after US raises bounty for his arrest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2200057\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Venezuelan<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nicol&aacute;s Maduro<\/a> on Monday said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> raising the bounty on his head.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the United States doubled the bounty on Maduro to $50 million over his alleged support for drug cartels. Accusing the U.S. of renewing &ldquo;extravagant, bizarre, and outlandish threats,&rdquo; Maduro announced the mobilization of the militia members to protect Venezuela.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3759952\/tension-israel-australia-visa-revocation-antisemitism\/\">Tension grows between Israel and Australia over visa revocation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3759808\/trump-tariffs-push-india-china-reconcile-despite-violent-border-disputes\/\">Trump tariffs push China and India to reconcile despite violent border disputes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3760008\/switzerland-putin-peace-talks-war-crimes-arrest-ukraine-conflict\/\">Switzerland says Putin would not be arrested if he came for peace talks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This week, I will activate a special plan with more than 4.5 million militiamen to ensure coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >entire national territory &#038;mdash<\/a>; militias that are prepared, activated, and armed,&rdquo; he said in an address on state television.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addresses supporters during an event marking the anniversary of his disputed reelection and the 71st birthday of late President Hugo Chavez on Monday, July 28, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maduro urged his supporters to create more rural and industrial militias to protect against perceived threats from the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rifles and missiles for the rural forces! To defend Venezuela&rsquo;s territory, sovereignty, and peace,&rdquo; Maduro proclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>The Venezuelan militia, founded by Maduro&rsquo;s popular predecessor, Hugo Chavez, is alleged by officials to contain 5 million people &mdash; nearly one-sixth of the entire Venezuelan population. Multiple sources reported that the actual number is believed to be much smaller.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3494393\/bondi-offers-50-million-information-leading-nicolas-maduro-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BONDI OFFERS $50 MILLION FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO NICOLAS MADURO&rsquo;S ARREST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mobilization also occurred in tandem with the deployment of three U.S. Navy destroyers to the southern Caribbean for a wide-ranging counternarcotics operation. The <em>USS Gravely,<\/em> <em>USS Jason Dunham<\/em>, and <em>USS Sampson<\/em>, supplemented with several thousand Marines, will be used as part of Trump&rsquo;s ambitious plan to use the military to fight the threat from Latin American drug cartels.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s return to the White House has coincided with renewed belligerent rhetoric against Venezuela, a favorite target during his first administration. Maduro faces several federal charges in the U.S., including narcoterrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine into the U.S., possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to use and carry machine guns and destructive devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maduro to deploy 4.5M militia after US doubles bounty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2476349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25210046272831.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32402,61544,34922,61545,61546],"class_list":["post-2476348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-international-relations","tag-militia-deployment","tag-nicolas-maduro","tag-us-bounty","tag-venezuela-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25210046272831.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476348"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476352,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476348\/revisions\/2476352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2476349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}