Venezuela Strategy Was Crucial
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
3.7 • 9.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Sean examines criticism of the presidents Venezuela strategy, contrasting public claims with outcomes. The conversation centers on the argument that if the policy were working, Juan Guaid would be in Venezuela, not here. The critic contends the Maduro regime is more powerful and entrenched today than when the effort began. Sean weighs these claims and what they reveal about the policy's track record this hour.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.5 | Our two, Sean Hannity Show, 800, 941, Sean, if you want to be a part of the program, |
| 0:11.5 | there's so much that took place. |
| 0:16.0 | And I don't care if it's what happened with the president taking out the Iranian nuclear sites |
| 0:23.2 | or this operation that took place in Venezuela, New York Times reporting that the CIA had |
| 0:30.3 | sources inside Maduro's government helping. |
| 0:34.8 | They were able to actually build a replica of Maduro's house prior to this invasion, the Delta force, |
| 0:42.9 | this elite unit involved in the 2003 capture of Saddam Hussein, |
| 0:47.3 | as well as counterterrorism missions following the 9-11 attacks, |
| 0:51.9 | uh, |
| 0:52.4 | inside what it is that the U.S. Army unit did to capture Maduro, |
| 0:58.1 | you know, seeing that a Chinook helicopter was, was for the pilot was shot, landed the helicopter, |
| 1:06.8 | got air cover, was able to get the bird back in the air, get it back to safety. |
| 1:10.9 | And thank God, nobody was killed. |
| 1:13.5 | No equipment was lost. |
| 1:15.6 | That aspect of this just does not get the credit that it deserves. |
| 1:21.5 | Let me go to the Secretary of State Marco Rubio explaining why the U.S. is taking over the Venezuelan oil industry and |
| 1:30.0 | why regime change is different in Venezuela than other countries. He was on meat to press |
| 1:35.4 | this weekend. The question is, I guess, if the purpose of the operation was to capture Maduro |
| 1:40.3 | and bring him to justice, why does the United States need to take over the Venezuelan oil |
| 1:47.2 | industry? Well, we don't need to. First, let me go back up. We don't need Venezuela's oil. |
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