Ep. 2339 - 2026 SHOCK: Trump DEPOSES Maduro!

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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The Trump administration launches an extraordinary mission to arrest and extradite Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, and we talk about what comes next; Iran may be on the brink of its own regime change; and Tim Walz drops out of his re-election bid. Ep. 2339 - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/3WDjgHE - - - Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings - - - Today's Sponsors: PureTalk - Make the switch in as little as 10 minutes and start saving today! Visit https://PureTalk.com/SHAPIRO Policygenius - Head to https://policygenius.com/SHAPIRO to compare life insurance quotes from top companies and see how much you could save. Kalshi - Visit https://kalshi.com/shapiro to see live prediction markets and sign up today to trade on the outcomes that matter most to you. - - - DailyWire+: 🎄✨ LAST DAY FOR THE DAILY WIRE CHRISTMAS SALE! ✨🎄 🎁 https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe ⭐️ 40% Off DailyWire+ New Annual Memberships ⭐️ 50% Off DailyWire+ Annual Upgrade Memberships ⭐️ 50% Off DailyWire+ Annual Gift Memberships Finally, Friendly Fire is here! No moderator, no safe words. Now available at https://www.dailywire.com/show/friendly-fire Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw - - - Socials: Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cXUn53 Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QtuibJ Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TTirqd Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPyBiB - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:24.6	UK slash pod for an exclusive discount. The Trump administration deposes Venezuelan dictator
0:33.0	Nicholas Maduro in a shocking and astonishing omission by the United States military.
0:37.8	Plus, is the Iranian regime going to fall?
0:40.0	And Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walls announces he is not running for re-election in the wake of gigantic fraud allegations first.
0:46.9	We are only five days into the year.
0:48.4	If this weekend was any indication, this is going to be a year where you want the news as it happens, not tabloids, not clickbait, actual news, actual facts, well-informed in real time.
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1:04.6	You get serious investigative journalism uncovering domestic issues like fraud in Minneapolis, real reporting on major international developments like the U.S. operation in Venezuela. You also get live updates, breaking news alerts, and full
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1:24.2	membership. Don't miss it. Well, folks, we are here. 2026. And it's going to be a huge
1:29.3	year as this year develops. You're going to hear about all the exciting things that we have
1:32.8	planned here for you at DailyWire. It's more than we have ever done before by a very, very long
1:38.4	shot. But I want to start this year by talking about some big predictions for 2026.
1:42.8	2026 is the year of clarity.
1:45.5	All the veils are going to fall.
1:47.4	People are going to show you who they are.
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