{"id":2530922,"date":"2026-01-07T11:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-cautions-that-venezuelan-reports-cant-be-deemed-false-yet\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:21:47","slug":"byron-york-cautions-that-venezuelan-reports-cant-be-deemed-false-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-cautions-that-venezuelan-reports-cant-be-deemed-false-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron York cautions that Venezuelan reports can\u2019t be deemed \u2018false\u2019 yet"},"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%2Fbyron-york-cautions-that-venezuelan-reports-cant-be-deemed-false-yet%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=2530922&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>Byron York cautioned that reporting out of Venezuela remains uncertain and can&#8217;t yet be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markets-are-happy-with-trump-return-so-far-at-least-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Markets are happy with Trump return, so far at least ... Washington Examiner\">labeled true<\/a> or false. Speaking on the Hugh Hewitt Show three days after U.S. forces reportedly attacked Caracas and captured Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, York said there&#8217;s insufficient on-the-ground information to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >verify conflicting accounts<\/a> following acting president delcy Rodr\u00edguez&#8217;s takeover. he noted U.S. officials&#8217; stated intentions but argued meaningful clarity won&#8217;t come in just 48 hours.Secretary of State marco Rubio said the U.S. has imposed an oil quarantine on venezuela and described the Trump administration as running a policy aimed at producing changes beneficial to Americans and to Venezuelans. The New York Times cited a senior Venezuelan official saying Operation Absolute Resolve&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-preparing-coordinated-attack-from-air-sea-and-land-on-hamas-our-job-is-to-win-this-war\/\" title=\"Israel is readying a &#039;coordinated attack&#039; on Hamas from air, sea, and land, with the aim to win this war.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">death toll<\/a> reached<\/a> about 80 Venezuelans (including civilians), not counting Maduro&#8217;s security team, which Rubio said was controlled by Cuban personnel.  <\/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\">Byron York cautions that reports out of Venezuela can&rsquo;t be deemed &lsquo;false&rsquo; yet<\/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_2464864\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4406336\/venezuela-all-depends-on-meaning-of-run\/\">Byron York<\/a> suggested that all reporting surrounding Venezuela can&rsquo;t be proven or disproven yet.<\/p>\n<p>York offered his analysis on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xE5E8AxRKRg?si=Z67mbaUnySNGPocS\"><em>the Hugh Hewitt Show<\/em><\/a>  on Tuesday, three days after <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\/\">U.S. troops attacked Caracas<\/a>, <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\/\">Venezuela<\/a>, and captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Since the attack, conflicting reports have emerged about conditions in Venezuela following acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez&rsquo;s takeover. York predicted that it will take time before a clearer picture emerges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4408491\/russia-china-see-danger-opportunity-trump-donroe-doctrine\/\">Russia and China see danger and opportunity in the future of Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Donroe Doctrine&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4408777\/us-security-protocols-ukraine-uk-france-commit-to-deploy-troops-peace-deal\/\">US agrees to &#8216;security protocols&#8217; for Ukraine, UK and France commit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pick-for-pentagon-policy-chief-opposed-sending-troops-to-southern-border\/\" title=\"Biden Pick for Pentagon Policy Chief Opposed Sending Troops to Southern Border\">deploy troops<\/a> after peace deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4408592\/rand-paul-says-venezuelan-operation-was-act-war\/\">Rand Paul says Venezuelan operation was &lsquo;an act of war&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s happening on the streets of Venezuela right now,&rdquo; York said. &ldquo;We really don&rsquo;t have a good feel of what&rsquo;s going on on the streets of Venezuela right now. So, I&rsquo;m not going to say that any report is false or overdone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I do know what American officials are saying their intentions are and what they plan to do, and I do know it can&rsquo;t be done in the 48 hours we&rsquo;ve been talking about it,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xE5E8AxRKRg?si=wUbvjvPE_HluClYC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported that the United States has a quarantine on Venezuela&rsquo;s oil while the Trump administration is &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4406128\/rubio-run-venezuela-policy-maduro\/\">running policy<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is running this policy, and the goal of the policy is to see changes in Venezuela that are beneficial to the United States, first and foremost, because that&rsquo;s who we work for, but also we believe beneficial for the people of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a> who have suffered tremendously,&rdquo; Rubio said on NBC News&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4406497\/trump-claim-us-running-venezuela-questions\/\"><strong>MADURO CAPTURE LEAVES MANY &lsquo;NEXT-DAY&rsquo; QUESTIONS UNANSWERED BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A senior Venezuelan official told <em>the New York Times<\/em> on Sunday that the death toll for Operation Absolute Resolve by the Army&rsquo;s Delta Force had risen to 80 Venezuelans, including civilians.<\/p>\n<p>However, that number does not include the members of Maduro&rsquo;s security team who were also killed.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4406218\/us-forces-kill-maduro-security-team\/\"> According to <\/a>Rubio, the unit was &ldquo;entirely controlled by Cubans,&rdquo; and Maduro &ldquo;had Cuban bodyguards.&rdquo;<\/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>York: Venezuela reports can&#8217;t yet be labeled false<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2530923,"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\/2026\/01\/AP26004026956748_059a57.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37928,51854,70302,70303,50813],"class_list":["post-2530922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-byron-york","tag-fact-checking-2","tag-media-ethics-2","tag-political-analysis-2","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26004026956748_059a57.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530922","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=2530922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2530926,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2530922\/revisions\/2530926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2530922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2530922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2530922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}