January 3, 2026
‘Down With Socialism’: Poilievre Congratulates Trump for Capturing Venezuela’s Maduro
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump over the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The United States announced Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and transported to New York following an overnight military strike by U.S. forces in Venezuela on Jan. 2. The two were indicted on drug trafficking […]
TL;DR
- Pierre Poilievre congratulated Donald Trump on the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
- Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and transported to New York.
- The capture followed a U.S. military strike in Venezuela.
- Maduro and Flores were indicted on drug trafficking charges.
- Poilievre called for Maduro to be imprisoned and expressed support for Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo González and María Corina Machado.
- Poilievre denounced socialism and celebrated freedom.
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