Dennis, it's been an unbelievable start to 2026. I don't even know how to wrap my head around everything that's happening around the world, but I appreciate being able to call you and get your thoughts. Let's talk about Iran and Venezuela. I'd love your thoughts on what is happening. Start with Venezuela.

How do you view President Trump's taking of Maduro?

Before I talk about that, I want to comment on,

it's hard to get a rap on the world.

You and I and everybody we know, basically, everyone in our circle of co-workers and friends,

we have that view. How do you get an understanding of what is going on in the world today?

Imagine the average person.

That's why so many people tune out,

and so many young people get whatever they know from Instagram or TikTok.

They've sort of given up trying to understand the world.

And there are so many disparate voices out there.

They don't know whom to trust.

It's a very difficult time to say the least.

So I just wanted to comment on that.

All right, so Venezuela.

This is why the notion that America has no interest in the world.

Its only interest is America.

Never struck me as rational, let alone not moral, but we'll leave morality out for the moment.

What Venezuela is doing as a conduit of drugs and as a base for China and Russia and Iran,

I mean, these are threats to the United States.

As a general rule, we don't want to be known as a country that arrests foreign leaders and takes them out of their countries.

But if anyone deserves it, it's Maduro.

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