{"id":2529979,"date":"2026-01-05T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-owned-company-steps-in-to-help-the-people-of-venezuela-after-maduros-ouster\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T16:36:36","slug":"elon-musk-owned-company-steps-in-to-help-the-people-of-venezuela-after-maduros-ouster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-owned-company-steps-in-to-help-the-people-of-venezuela-after-maduros-ouster\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk-Owned Company Steps In to Help the People of Venezuela After Maduro&#8217;s Ouster"},"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\">28<\/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%2Felon-musk-owned-company-steps-in-to-help-the-people-of-venezuela-after-maduros-ouster%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=2529979&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>Elon Musk publicly supported the U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and has directed Starlink to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >provide free broadband service<\/a> to people in Venezuela through Feb. 3 to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-commissioner-who-helped-kill-net-neutrality-says-new-biden-net-regs-are-unlawful\/\" title=\"FCC Commissioner, involved in ending net neutrality, deems Biden&#039;s new net regulations as &#039;illegal&#039;.\">maintain connectivity<\/a>. Musk posted messages on X praising the operation and congratulating President Trump; reports say he dined with Trump and the first lady the night before the announcement.The capture has left many Venezuelans uncertain and frightened, with residents describing panic after attacks on an airbase. Venezuela&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>,Delcy Rodr\u00edguez,initially condemned the U.S.but then signaled willingness to pursue dialog and cooperate on a transition, while the U.S. pressed for collaboration and warned of consequences if officials don&#8217;t comply. Media outlets including CNN, Reuters and The New York Times have been reporting on the evolving political and humanitarian situation.  <\/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>Elon Musk, who supported the American raid that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, has now stepped up to support the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of Maduro&rsquo;s removal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Starlink is providing free broadband service to the people of Venezuela through February 3, ensuring continued connectivity,&rdquo; the Musk-owned company <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Starlink\/status\/2007672602958197008?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In support of the people of Venezuela,&rdquo; Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2007680660446892528?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In support of the people of Venezuela &#127483;&#127466; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JKxOFWsikP\">https:\/\/t.co\/JKxOFWsikP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2007680660446892528?\">January 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  On the Saturday evening before the announcement, Musk dined with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/5672297-elon-musk-starlink-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/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\"); 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This is a win for the world and a clear message to evil dictators everywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Although Trump has strongly urged the Maduro loyalists who are currently atop the government to collaborate with the U.S., uncertainty runs through Venezuela, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/05\/americas\/venezuelans-process-maduro-capture-latam-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Judith Ledezma, who lives near an airbase hit by the U.S. in Saturday&rsquo;s raid, said the nation is in uncharted water.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have no idea what our fate will be now with this new situation,&rdquo; Ledezma said. &ldquo;I am completely in the dark. I have no idea what is going to happen to the country, to us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought it was an earthquake,&rdquo; Ledezma said of the attack. &ldquo;I got scared and came running out with my daughter and the dog.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmk0cjmw700063b6puy7k3ivp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez lashed out at the United States on Saturday, but she used a different tone Sunday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/venezuelas-maduro-appear-us-court-trump-says-further-strikes-possible-2026-01-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Donald Trump, our peoples and our region deserve peace and dialogue, not war,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We extend an invitation to the U.S. government to work together on a cooperative agenda, oriented toward d development, within the framework of international law, and to strengthen lasting community coexistence,&rdquo; she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/01\/04\/world\/trump-us-venezuela-maduro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump had said Saturday that Rodr&iacute;guez told Secretary of State Marco Rubio she would assist in forming a transition government.<\/p>\n<p>After her anti-U.S. speech, Trump took a hard line, saying that &ldquo;if she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t do what&rsquo;s right, she is going to pay a very big price.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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