{"id":2531077,"date":"2026-01-07T15:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greene-says-venezuelan-narrative-not-working-for-most-people\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:01:24","slug":"greene-says-venezuelan-narrative-not-working-for-most-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greene-says-venezuelan-narrative-not-working-for-most-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Greene says Venezuelan &#8216;narrative not working for most people&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fgreene-says-venezuelan-narrative-not-working-for-most-people%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=2531077&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>Marjorie Taylor Greene, in her first TV appearance since leaving Congress on ABC&#8217;s The View, criticized the U.S. operation in Venezuela &#8211; Operation Absolute Resolve &#8211; saying the &#8220;narrative&#8221; behind raids that led to the capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores &#8220;is not working for most people.&#8221; She argued the U.S. should prioritize American problems such as fentanyl coming across the Mexico border (which she linked to Chinese chemical precursors and rising overdoses in her district) and said it&#8217;s inconsistent to hold Maduro accountable while not targeting Mexican cartels. Greene also questioned U.S. authority to discourage other countries from seizing territory if the U.S. conducts arrests abroad. Maduro and Flores have pleaded not guilty in the southern District of New York to narcotics- and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >weapons-related charges<\/a>. The segment noted prior U.S. strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-says-venezuelan-operation-was-an-act-of-war\/\" title=\"Rand Paul says Venezuelan operation was \u2018an act of war\u2019\">venezuelan ships<\/a> under former President Trump and that Greene, once a staunch Trump ally, has drifted apart from him after leaving politics.  <\/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\">Marjorie Taylor Greene says Venezuelan &lsquo;narrative not working for most people&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_2465772\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> criticized the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4406218\/us-forces-kill-maduro-security-team\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/82-arrested-in-mo-human-trafficking-investigation\/\" title=\"82 arrested in Mo. human trafficking investigation\">recent operation<\/a> in Venezuela<\/a> because it did not &ldquo;put the American people first.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Greene appeared on ABC News&rsquo;s <em>The View <\/em>on Wednesday for her first television appearance <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3895734\/marjorie-taylor-greene-resigns-congress\/\">since leaving Congress<\/a>. As a self-proclaimed &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3884855\/marjorie-taylor-greene-america-only-values-trump-criticism\/\">MAGA Republican<\/a>,&rdquo; Greene speculated that most Americans don&rsquo;t believe the &ldquo;narrative&rdquo; behind the Operation Absolute Resolve by the Army&rsquo;s Delta Force, which included seven strikes against Caracas, Venezuela, and the capture of former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> and his wife, Cilia Flores.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4409747\/uk-armed-forces-assisted-us-seizure-russian-registered-oil-tanker\/\">UK Armed Forces assisted in US seizure of Russian-registered oil tanker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4409534\/trump-always-support-nato-despite-us-plans-invade-buy-greenland\/\">Trump says US will always support NATO despite plans to invade or buy Greenland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4409418\/main-players-venezuela-government-who-could-be-targeted\/\">The main players in Venezuela&rsquo;s government and who could be targeted next<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Drugs killing Americans is a serious issue. Fentanyl overdose deaths in my district skyrocketed by 280%, but fentanyl was coming across the Mexico border, and that comes from Chinese chemical precursors. It wasn&rsquo;t <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela <\/a>that we were ever talking about,&rdquo; Greene said.<\/p>\n<p>Greene was referring to the narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On ... Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">weapons charges<\/a> against Maduro and Flores. Both <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4406772\/maduro-pleads-not-guilty-new-york-drug-charges\/\">pleaded not guilty<\/a> in the Southern District of New York on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, you can&rsquo;t hold Maduro accountable and not hold Mexican cartels accountable, who are No. 1, so that doesn&rsquo;t work for me,&rdquo; Greene said. &ldquo;That entire narrative is not working for most people who are saying, &lsquo;Wait a minute, I thought [Make America Great Again] was America first. I thought we voted to put the American people first.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s even a deeper issue: If it&rsquo;s OK to go into Venezuela and arrest Maduro, then why are we telling China, &lsquo;You can&rsquo;t go and take Taiwan?&rsquo; Why are we telling Russia, &lsquo;You can&rsquo;t go take Ukraine?&rsquo; Who are we to tell any country anything?&rdquo; Greene added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3308842&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9c833f8b1c673f409d5ee0853937e580\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In September, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> launched his first strike against a Venezuelan ship that was alleged to be carrying drugs. Since then, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3919892\/susie-wiles-venezuela-strikes-maduro-cries-uncle\/\">over two dozen strikes<\/a> have hit other Venezuelan ships. Another seven strikes hit Caracas the day the Army Delta Force invaded the city to detain Maduro and Flores.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4409064\/democrats-walk-venezuela-tightrope-maduros-ouster\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS WALK VENEZUELA TIGHTROPE AS SOME PRAISE MADURO&rsquo;S OUSTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump asserted he saved <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3927307\/mixed-messaging-is-trumps-venezuela-strategy-about-drugs-or-oil\/\">25,000 American lives<\/a> with every boat destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>Greene began 2025 as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3919999\/trump-allies-turned-enemies-continue-fight-second-term\/\">staunch supporter of Trump<\/a>, but ended the year &mdash; having left Congress and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3910069\/mtg-zero-plans-for-political-future-after-resignation\/\">politics in general<\/a> &mdash; at odds with him.<\/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>Greene: Venezuela narrative fails most Americans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2531078,"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\/2025\/11\/AP24122519363633.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45060,3813,70340,44544,50813],"class_list":["post-2531077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-foreignpolicy","tag-immigration","tag-marjoriegreene","tag-uspolitics","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122519363633.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531077","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=2531077"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531081,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531077\/revisions\/2531081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}