{"id":2530782,"date":"2026-01-06T22:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-hits-dems-for-criticizing-maduro-arrest-after-biden-upped-bounty\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T03:06:26","slug":"fetterman-hits-dems-for-criticizing-maduro-arrest-after-biden-upped-bounty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-hits-dems-for-criticizing-maduro-arrest-after-biden-upped-bounty\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman hits Dems for criticizing Maduro arrest after Biden upped bounty"},"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%2Ffetterman-hits-dems-for-criticizing-maduro-arrest-after-biden-upped-bounty%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=2530782&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>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) accused fellow Democrats of hypocrisy for criticizing President Trump&#8217;s order to seize and arrest Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, arguing Democrats previously wanted Maduro removed and even supported measures like the $25 million bounty President Biden had offered. Fetterman said it would be easy for him to condemn the operation for partisan reasons but that doing so would be inconsistent.Many Democrats, including DNC chair Ken Martin and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, condemned the raid as an overreach-criticizing the lack of congressional authorization and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >clear post-action plan-<\/a>while some Republicans, such as Rand Paul and Thomas Massie, also opposed the tactics used. Fetterman praised the military&#8217;s efficiency in the operation and urged colleagues to acknowledge its effectiveness. Maduro has pleaded not guilty to the drug-trafficking charges brought by the department of Justice.  <\/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\">Fetterman hits &lsquo;hypocrite&rsquo; Democrats criticizing Maduro arrest after Biden upped bounty<\/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_2464847\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-fetterman\/\">John Fetterman<\/a> (D-PA) is hitting Democrats for their stance against the Trump administration&rsquo;s capture of former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicol&aacute;s Maduro<\/a>, saying their responses are rooted in partisan politics.<\/p>\n<p>Following the U.S. military&rsquo;s seizure and arrest of Maduro this weekend, many <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4408023\/democrat-knee-jerk-cynicism-exposed-venezuela-incoherence\/\">Democrats have criticized<\/a> President Donald Trump, coming out against the operation and arrest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-taking-calls-with-foreign-leaders-on-behalf-of-biden-report\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Taking Calls With Foreign Leaders On Behalf Of Biden: Report\">foreign leader<\/a> as an overreach. Fetterman, known for his willingness to break ranks when he disagrees with his party, pointed to former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s own move to increase the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3494393\/bondi-offers-50-million-information-leading-nicolas-maduro-arrest\/\">bounty on Maduro<\/a> to $25 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4408824\/obamacare-subsidies-deal-majority-republican-support-bernie-moreno\/\">Bernie Moreno angles for majority GOP support in Obamacare subsidy talks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4408530\/gop-trump-curveball-abortion-obamacare-talks\/\">GOP hit with Trump curveball on abortion in Obamacare talks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4408219\/trump-gop-backlash-greenland-saber-rattling\/\">Trump draws Republican backlash for renewed Greenland &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-draws-gop-backlash-over-greenland-sabre-rattling\/\" title=\"... draws GOP backlash over Greenland \u2018sabre-rattling\u2019\">sabre-rattling&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats, we all agree he was a terrible person, and the kinds of chaos and misery he brought to Venezuela. And he&rsquo;s gone. Why can&rsquo;t we just say that&rsquo;s a good thing?&rdquo; Fetterman said, referring to Maduro in a radio interview with John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby of the <em>Cats &amp; Cosby Show.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fetterman said that as a Democrat, it would &ldquo;make it easy&rdquo; for him to condemn the Trump administration&rsquo;s actions in toppling Maduro, but it would also make him a &ldquo;hypocrite&rdquo; to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a Democrat, it would be very easy to condemn that, but it would make us a hypocrite too because the Democrats, we wanted him gone. And when something&rsquo;s done, I don&rsquo;t think we have to just criticize it or condemn something just because it comes from someone that&rsquo;s a different party,&rdquo; Fetterman said.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Ken Martin ripped the Trump administration&rsquo;s Maduro seizure as &ldquo;the worst kind of betrayal,&rdquo; saying Trump &ldquo;committed the United States to an uncertain role in South America with an indeterminate timeline.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) also bashed the Trump-ordered operation as a distraction &ldquo;from skyrocketing costs Americans face and the historic cover up of the Epstein files&rdquo; in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/leader-schumer-statement-following-president-trumps-military-actions-against-venezuela\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me be clear: Nicol&aacute;s Maduro is an illegitimate dictator. 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