{"id":2529434,"date":"2026-01-04T07:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-condemns-trumps-takedown-of-socialist-dictator-maduro\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T07:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:06:13","slug":"mtg-condemns-trumps-takedown-of-socialist-dictator-maduro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-condemns-trumps-takedown-of-socialist-dictator-maduro\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG Condemns Trump&#8217;s Takedown of Socialist Dictator Maduro"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fmtg-condemns-trumps-takedown-of-socialist-dictator-maduro%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=2529434&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>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sharply criticized President Trump after a raid that captured Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, calling the action a betrayal of MAGA principles and further damaging her relationship with him. Greene argued U.S. military intervention and regime change prioritize foreign interests-such as control of Venezuelan oil-over American needs and questioned why the administration hasn&#8217;t targeted Mexican cartels, which she says are responsible for most fentanyl deaths in the U.S. She also protested Trump&#8217;s pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hern\u00e1ndez,saying it undercuts claims that prosecuting &#8220;narco terrorists&#8221; is a priority. Greene framed the issue as part of a broader complaint that both parties keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greene-issues-warning-to-johnson-about-motion-to-vacate-its-coming\/\" title=\"... ...ns Johnson: &#039;Motion to vacate is on the way\">funding endless foreign wars<\/a> while Americans face economic pressures at home, and she predicted younger voters will reject neoconservative interventions. Greene, who is resigning her House seat Monday, said domestic economic populism should take precedence over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-usaid-cia-state-dept-played-role-in-1st-trump-impeachment-top-reporter-in-america\/\" title=\"Bombshell - USAID, CIA, State Dept. Played Role in 1st ... Impeachment: Top ...orter in America\">regime change abroad<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, on Saturday further ruptured her once-strong relationship with President Donald Trump as she slammed the raid that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as a betrayal of MAGA principles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans disgust with our own government&rsquo;s never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going. This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end,&rdquo; she posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Boy were we wrong,&rdquo; Greene, who is resigning her seat as of Monday, continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;ve served on the Homeland Security Committee for the past three years. I&rsquo;m 100% for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strong safe secure borders<\/a> and stopping narco terrorists and cartels from trafficking deadly drugs and human trafficking into America.<\/p>\n<p>Fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of U.S. drug&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&#127482;&#127480; (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/2007485346913607836?\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If U.S. military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn&rsquo;t the Trump admin taken action against Mexican cartels?&rdquo; she wrote, noting that &ldquo;Mexican cartels are primarily and overwhelmingly responsible for killing Americans with deadly drugs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of U.S. drug overdose deaths and fentanyl comes from Mexican cartels made with chemical precursors from China and trafficked across the U.S. Mexico border,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Greene also slammed Trump&rsquo;s recent pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, asking why he was pardoned &ldquo;if prosecuting narco terrorists is a high priority.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I encourage you to look beyond yourself today <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG?\">@RepMTG<\/a> and look at the citizens of Venezuela and other nations celebrating our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> and military braveness.<\/p>\n<p>Look beyond you. They are crying with thankfulness and happiness. They were so oppressed.<\/p>\n<p>You should be proud and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alaskagirl (@Alaskacryptogi1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alaskacryptogi1\/status\/2007499421823410606?\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The next obvious observation is that by removing Maduro this is a clear move for control over Venezuelan oil supplies that will ensure stability for the next obvious regime change war in Iran,&rdquo; she claimed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And of course why is it ok for America to militarily invade, bomb, and arrest a foreign leader but Russia is evil for invading Ukraine and China is bad for aggression against Taiwan? Is it only ok if we do it? (I&rsquo;m not endorsing Russia or China),&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Greene said domestic issues should take priority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Regime change, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-joe-biden-oversee-the-collapse-of-the-u-s-dollar\/\" title=\"Will Joe Biden Oversee The Collapse Of The U.S. Dollar?\">funding foreign wars<\/a>, and American&rsquo;s tax dollars being consistently funneled to foreign causes, foreigners both home and abroad, and foreign governments while Americans are consistently facing increasing cost of living, housing, healthcare, and learn about scams and fraud of their tax dollars is what has most Americans enraged. Especially the younger generations,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I disagree Trump tried peace. This isn&rsquo;t a war. Trump did what needed to be done. He said he was going for the oil and the country is celebrating Trump. &#127483;&#127466; x &#127482;&#127480;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#120446;&#120444;&#120438;&#120466;&#120471;&#120458; &#9825; (@OMGinaeth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OMGinaeth\/status\/2007511418992803914?\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Boomers and half of Gen X will cheer on neocon wars and talking points, but the other half of Gen X and majority on down see through it and hate it,&rdquo; Greene remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the baby boomers slip away both in votes and power, the electoral future will be decided for candidates that focus on American economic populism and promising prosperity for Americans only. 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