The Venezuela Op: What's Next for the Western Hemisphere? | Daniel Di Martino

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Venezuelan dissident and economist Daniel Di Martino joins Rep. Crenshaw to talk the aftermath of Maduro's historic capture and extraction by the United States. They game plan potential scenarios to return Venezuela to a prosperous democracy. They discuss how this turn of events might reshape the Western Hemisphere – from Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, all the way to the United States. And they react to the "nation-building" rhetoric coming from U.S. critics on the left and populist right.

Daniel Di Martino is a Fellow at Manhattan Institute and founder of Dissident Project. Find him on X at @DanielDiMartino.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created. As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office. Experts on what they're talking about. This is the podcast for insights into the issues. China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions, breaking it down into simple terms. We hold- We hold these truths. We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw.
0:23.7	Welcome back, folks, to hold these truths. Happy New Year, and quite a way to kick off the new year in
0:28.8	26, taking down narco-terrorist, socialist dictators. So, of course, we're still doing a lot of
0:34.7	winning on the foreign policy front. So just a quick recap before I introduce our guests to speak on this today.
0:41.9	On the morning of January 3rd, we carried out a strategic operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and extraction of Nicolas Maduro.
0:50.1	He was the illegitimate leader of Venezuela, also his wife, on charges of narco-terrorism
0:55.9	and threatening the national security of the United States.
0:59.3	It's been described as it's quite the mission.
1:02.2	It's the amount of intelligence that went into it, the intelligence cooperation that resulted in this, the planning, it's a lot of details that we
1:14.2	can't get into, but are very, very impressive. And, of course, successful. So as we speak,
1:22.7	Maduro has been arraigned in federal court, New York City. He pleaded not guilty. He will stay in trial and face
1:28.6	the American justice system. And joining me today to talk about this is Daniel Di Martino. He's a fellow
1:34.7	at the Manhattan Institute and the founder of the dissident project. He's been on the podcast before.
1:39.2	If those of you remember, he shared his story of growing up in Venezuela, experiencing the
1:43.2	country's downfall into the socialist regime,
1:45.2	and then coming to the United States.
1:48.2	So, Daniel, thanks for coming back on.
1:50.7	Thank you, Representative Grinchot.
1:52.1	I really appreciate it.
1:53.3	Yeah, it's great to have you again.
1:55.5	I can tell you're happy about what's transpired
1:58.4	based on your comments on social media and the news, deservedly so.
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