PMQs #007 - Why Trump Wants Venezuela
The Peter McCormack Show
Peter McCormack
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Venezuela didn't fall apart by accident. It's the result of years of socialism, corruption and a regime that couldn't be removed by elections or international pressure.
In this PMQs episode, Peter and Conor talk through what happened with Maduro, why Venezuelans themselves welcomed his removal, and why the usual arguments about regime change and international law don't hold up in the real world.
They also look at the role of oil, US power, proxy conflicts, and why strong states operate by different rules. The episode ends on the hardest question of all: after removing a dictator, what actually comes next?
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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Introduction 03:57 – Why Public Opinion Split Instantly 05:00 – Non-interventionism vs Reality 06:52 – Firsthand Experience Inside Venezuela 14:28 – Criticism From the West 17:29 – Oil Wealth, Poverty & State Failure 18:39 – Why Narratives Don't Match Reality 22:37 – Self-determination 24:20 – Does International Law Even Exist? 30:50 – Two Worlds? 33:39 – Tier-one Countries & Real Power 38:33 – the Risk of Unchecked Power 40:54 – "What's Next?" 46:24 – Post-maduro Choices 53:32 – Why Memes Dominate Political Reality 57:16 – Final Thoughts
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, happy new year and welcome to another episode of PMQs. |
| 0:11.1 | I'm your host, I'm Peter McCormack. |
| 0:13.0 | I have got your boy, The Radical, the Groyper, the revolutionary, Connor McCormack. |
| 0:18.1 | How are you doing, boy? |
| 0:18.8 | Good. |
| 0:19.6 | Happy New Year. |
| 0:20.3 | Do you too. |
| 0:37.8 | Did you have a good Christmas and a good break? Yeah, it was all right. We've met, oh don't, we've done a show since Christmas, haven't we? Yes. We did. We did a final one of the year where we ranted about inflation and the government. It's been a quiet start to the year. Just a few. A few, what? |
| 0:38.7 | Near wars. |
| 0:39.5 | Near wars. |
| 0:40.6 | Was it a war? |
| 0:41.6 | No. |
| 0:42.1 | Does it count as a war if it lasts 12 minutes? |
| 0:44.2 | We are obviously talking about Venezuela. |
| 0:47.7 | Is that something young people think about? |
| 0:49.8 | Do they talk about it? |
| 0:51.9 | Um, have you had any conversations about Venezuela in the last few days with any of your friends? |
| 0:58.0 | I don't really speak to any of my friends. |
| 1:02.0 | You're too crazy? |
| 1:03.0 | No, I just, I got to speak to four year olds now. |
| 1:06.0 | Hey, we're at, 40 euros. |
| 1:09.0 | I guess you're, I bet your main contact with this is through memes and. |
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