{"id":2529650,"date":"2026-01-04T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-announces-venezuela-trip-to-be-part-of-the-solution\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:51:14","slug":"george-santos-announces-venezuela-trip-to-be-part-of-the-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-announces-venezuela-trip-to-be-part-of-the-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"George Santos announces Venezuela trip to be \u2018part of the solution\u2019"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fgeorge-santos-announces-venezuela-trip-to-be-part-of-the-solution%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=2529650&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>Former New York Republican Rep. George Santos said he plans to travel to Caracas in the coming days to deliver aid and &#8220;be part of the solution&#8221; for Venezuelans, posting the announcement on X shortly after U.S. forces struck venezuela and captured its president, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, and his wife. Santos framed the trip as relief work for people he described as long oppressed.<\/p>\n<p>The trip would be his first known international travel since President Trump commuted his seven<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">-year prison sentence<\/a> last year; Santos had pleaded guilty in 2024 to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and was ordered to pay restitution and forfeiture. He has previously expressed interest in prison reform after his release.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. State Department guidance currently carries a Level 4 travel advisory for Venezuela, warning Americans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-defends-trip-to-florida-despite-travel-warning-i-wasnt-partying-in-miami\/\" title=\"Whitmer Defends ... To Florida Despite ... Warning: \u2018I Wasn\u2019t ...ying In Miami!\u2019\">avoid travel<\/a> because of risks including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mercury-state-department-meet-over-wnba-star-brittney-griner-arrest-detention\/\" title=\"Mercury, State De...ment Meet Over WNBA Star Brittney Griner Arrest &amp; Detention\">wrongful detention<\/a>, kidnapping, civil unrest, and limited health infrastructure. the U.S. also has not had a fully staffed diplomatic presence in Caracas since early 2019.  <\/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\">George Santos announces Venezuela trip to be &lsquo;part of the solution&rsquo;<\/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_2462593\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former New York GOP Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3858219\/george-santos-explore-way-to-make-it-right-fraud-victims\/\">George Santos<\/a> announced on Sunday that he has plans to visit Venezuela just one day after U.S. troops attacked Venezuela and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4400169\/what-to-know-about-the-u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-and-maduros-fall\/\">captured<\/a> its now-former president, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>, and his wife, Cilia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Going to be heading to Caracas in the coming days to help with Aide [sic] &hellip; many people need help and for far too long it was impossible to bring them any relief,&rdquo; Santos <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/georgesantos\/status\/2007796173961089375?s=46&amp;t=yM3N9AbSibP7W7GfWVSs1Q\">posted<\/a> on X. &ldquo;I look forward to being part of the solution and ending the problems of a people oppressed for far too long.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4406218\/us-forces-kill-maduro-security-team\/\">US forces killed &#8216;large part&#8217; of Maduro&#8217;s security team during capture, defense minister says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4402803\/venezuela-government-control-caracas-maduro-arrest\/\">Venezuelan government reasserts control over Caracas after Maduro arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4400937\/court-orders-venezuela-vice-president-as-interim-president\/\">Court orders Venezuela&#8217;s vice president to serve as interim president after Maduro capture<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4400241\/maduro-abduction-coincides-anniversary-noriega-raid\/\">MADURO ABDUCTION COINCIDES WITH ANNIVERSARY OF NORIEGA RAID IN PANAMA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This would be the first known international trip for Santos since President Donald Trump pardoned him last year. Santos <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3126079\/george-santos-pleads-guilty-to-campaign-fraud-felonies-and-faces-years-in-jail\/\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in 2024 and was ordered to pay $373,749 in restitution and a forfeiture payment of $205,002, in addition to serving a seven-year prison sentence. However, because Trump commuted his sentence, he is no longer mandated to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Santos teased a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3856355\/george-santos-trump-commutation-prison-reform\/\">future in prison reform<\/a> following his release from jail, which at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >times included solitary confinement<\/a>. Many Venezuelans were imprisoned as a result of protesting Maduro&rsquo;s leadership last year after he was declared the winner of a widely disputed election.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4400169\/what-to-know-about-the-u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-and-maduros-fall\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE US STRIKES ON VENEZUELA AND MADURO&rsquo;S FALL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently the U.S. State Department has a &ldquo;Level 4&rdquo; travel advisory against Venezuela. It <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/traveladvisories\/traveladvisories\/venezuela-travel-advisory.html\">recommends<\/a>&nbsp;Americans avoid travel to the South American country &ldquo;due to the high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the first Trump administration, all U.S. diplomatic personnel left the embassy in Venezuela&rsquo;s capital of Caracas and suspended operations in early 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Santos to travel to Caracas to aid Venezuelans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2529651,"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\/2024\/08\/AP24232673820284.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50410,35668,35343,70126,70125],"class_list":["post-2529650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy-2","tag-george-santos","tag-u-s-politics","tag-u-s-venezuela-relations","tag-venezuela-trip"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24232673820284.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529650","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529650"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529654,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529650\/revisions\/2529654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2529651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}