#34- Larry Taunton
The Eric Metaxas Show
Metaxas Media
4.7 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Today on the @EricMetaxasShow, I spoke with @LarryTaunton about the Venezuela operation story, why they frame it as America First, and how Venezuela, oil, and migration connect to China, Cuba, and U.S. leverage. They also get into the Monroe Doctrine idea, the @WorlEconomicF, and a discussion of Smartmatic, voting machines, and the 2020 election debate. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:58 What Happened In Venezuela, Exactly? 6:42 How Did China Profit From Venezuela? 11:06 Why Is Venezuela Called A Narco State? 14:46 Is The Monroe Doctrine Back Now? 21:44 What Is Smartmatic’s Venezuela Connection? 29:45 Is Cuba Near Total Collapse? 40:11 What Is Davos Really About?
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, folks. Happy Super Centennial. In case you didn't know, in case you didn't get the memo, |
| 0:05.3 | 250, America's 250th. We are in that year now. It's 250 years since 1776. I'm, as you know, |
| 0:14.1 | writing a book on the American Revolution. I'm going to be talking about the events of 1776 all year long throughout this year. |
| 0:23.6 | The 250th is our super centennial as a nation. |
| 0:27.6 | I'm excited. |
| 0:28.4 | We got a lot of stuff planned. |
| 0:30.3 | A lot of stuff planned. |
| 0:33.1 | President Trump is putting up a super centennial arch. |
| 0:36.5 | Have you heard about this? The super centennial arch is happening. a super centennial arch. Have you heard about this? |
| 0:38.4 | The super centennial arch is happening. |
| 0:41.3 | The super centennial ballroom is happening. |
| 0:44.5 | This is an amazing moment to be alive. |
| 0:46.9 | There's all kinds of stuff happening in the news. |
| 0:48.4 | In a couple of minutes, we're going to bring on my friend, Larry Taunton. |
| 0:52.2 | Larry Taunton, if you have followed this program, you know who he is. He's a |
| 0:57.9 | hero. He's an American hero. He has traveled around the world and confronted the fraud going on |
| 1:07.9 | with USAID. He has traveled with migrants through the Dary End Gap. He goes |
| 1:14.0 | even more dangerous. He goes to Davos every year. Kind of amazing stuff. We're going to be |
| 1:19.8 | talking to him about everything in just a moment. I want to remind you before we start, |
| 1:25.2 | we have a number of sponsors. First of all, some of you have not yet given to CSI. We just |
| 1:31.6 | have a week, and this is it, folks, to free a slave in Sudan. This is a great opportunity. So many |
| 1:40.8 | of you have given, we, I don't know that we've ever done better than we have this year. |
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