The Capture of Maduro: a Venezuelan Refugee Speaks Out
This American President
This American President
4.5 • 787 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
On January 3, 2026, the United States captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, ending his corrupt reign over the South American country. What led President Donald Trump to order this dramatic intervention?
Franklin Camargo is Venezuelan-American political commentator who fled his native country in 2019. In this episode, Camargo discusses his remarkable journey, the capture of Maduro, and what Venezuelans really think about America.
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| 1:04.7 | Thank you. On January 1st, On January 3rd, 2026, the United States launched a raid that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro. |
| 1:09.8 | It was an operation that displayed the impressive capabilities of the U.S. military. |
| 1:12.3 | The event had earth-shaking implications for the rest of the world. Our guest today is from Venezuela. His name is Franklin Camargo, |
| 1:18.0 | and he is an activist who grew up in that country and knows exactly what it's like to live |
| 1:23.7 | in a socialist authoritarian system. And he now works at Prager You, where he is an influencer. |
| 1:29.8 | And we have him on today to talk about this event and give his insights into what happened. |
| 1:35.2 | So, Franklin, thanks for being on our show. Hey, thank you. Thank you for having me. |
| 1:38.6 | So give us a little bit of an idea of who you are. What's your background? |
| 1:43.2 | Yes. So as you said, my name is |
| 1:44.9 | Franklin. I'm 28 years old and I was born and raised in Venezuela, a country that I had to |
| 1:50.9 | escape after being accused of terrorism by the Maduro regime. So I have dedicated my life to |
| 1:58.1 | preach about capitalism, about freedom. And it's interesting because I, in fact, |
| 2:04.1 | got into politics where I got interested in politics after traveling to the United States as a kid. |
| 2:11.5 | So ironic enough, after being accused of terrorism, the first place I thought about going to and being able to be free |
| 2:20.5 | was, of course, the United States of America. So yes, I'm working right now at Prager-U, as you said, |
| 2:26.8 | as an influencer, as a political commentator. Before that, I work at the Univision, the biggest |
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