Maduro Captured: What Happens Next?

The Big Ben Show

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.5 • 576 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this episode of The Big Ben Show, Ben Domenech breaks down the high-risk U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and what it could mean for Venezuela’s future, U.S. foreign policy, and America’s posture in the Western Hemisphere. Ben reacts to Democratic criticism in the aftermath and explains why the Trump administration framed the mission as a law-enforcement-style capture instead of an assassination. 🎙️ Listen and SUBSCRIBE for more candid conversations on speech,culture, media power and politics. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fRPRZRNC9O7S8u40CSk2DApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-ben-show/id1556479134 Follow The Big Ben Show on all social platforms: X: https://x.com/BigBenShowFox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigbenshowfox/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:53.4	I am happy to come to you today to discuss
0:56.9	an incredible operation, something that I think is really unprecedented in terms of modern
1:04.6	military affairs from the United States with the capture of Nicholas Maduro, the titular head of the Venezuelan government,
1:16.1	someone who had claimed to be president far after the point where he had already been
1:20.4	removed from office by elections, but you know, those are incidental for dictators.
1:26.5	He's someone who has occupied a particular role within the American foreign policy attention
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