Posted on 01/05/2026 4:39:14 PM PST by Navy Patriot
The White House on Monday accused congressional Democrats of hypocrisy for criticizing President Donald Trump's arrest and extradition of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro.
In a release, the White House pointed to years of prior statements in which many of the same lawmakers called for Maduro's removal, delegitimization, or arrest.
"Democrats spent years howling that Maduro was a ruthless tyrant who had to be delegitimized, pressured, and removed. But the instant President Trump succeeds where they failed, they erupt in furious hypocrisy — prioritizing their unhinged hatred of President Trump over American interests and national security," the White House said in a release.
The release added that Maduro is now "detained on U.S. soil to face long-overdue justice." The White House contrasted the outcome with examples of past Democrat rhetoric.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in 2020 that Trump "hasn't brought an end to the Maduro regime. The Maduro regime is more powerful today and more entrenched today than it was when the President began," according to the release.
Following Maduro's arrest, Schumer said, "This is reckless. And the American people are just, this morning, in fear of what's going to happen here."
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., asserted in 2024 that the United States needed to "ratchet up the pressure" on Maduro and his allies, but now said, "It is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro."
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., once argued in 2019 that "getting rid of Maduro is good for the United States," but on Sunday said, "The invasion of Venezuela has nothing to do with American security. Venezuela is not a security threat to the U.S."
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Yeah no sh*t..if a President Harris had done the same thing the commie left would have had orgasms on live TV
If it weren’t for double standards Democrats would have no standards at all.
The Party of Death, Drugs and Destruction is pissed off because their dealer is probably going to prison and it will be even harder for them to get their drugs. Slobs.
Murphy making an ass of himself now.
Biden authorized a $25 million reward for capturing Madura, Trump should claim it and use it to pay for the ballroom.
Not to mention their bags of cash.
The Demonrats would rather have a tinpot dictator continuing to smuggle dangerous drugs to our shores and host the worst Cuban, Russian, Chinese, Iranian, and Hezbollah thugs to use Venezuela as a base of operations in our hemisphere than to see Trump accomplish anything good.
They hate Trump more than they would ever love America.
These turds need to be flushed.
NICE!!!
Good post.
The dims are assuming a portion of the public has a short attention span and they can get away with this flip flop.
Biden put a $25 million bounty on Maduro then upped it to $50 million.
The leftists were fine with a Democrat siccing mercenaries on him.
If X was not owned by Elon and their was not FOX news, most people would not know within hours of dem hypocrisy.
Happens with EVERY president, and the other side (right or left) complains each and every time.
It is nothing but BS political posturing
If Trump captured the Devil....well, a, yea, they would protest that.
Use it to upgrade equipment and training for the kind of troops who get good enough to pull off missions like that, along with a pay bonus.
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