Western Hemisphere Shake-Up: Maduro Captured, Oil Secured, Cuba on Notice

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Venezuela’s Oil Reserves and U.S. Involvement
- Trump announced that Venezuela would transfer 30–50 million barrels of high-quality oil to the United States.
- The oil would be sold at market price, with proceeds allegedly controlled by Trump to benefit both Venezuelans and Americans.
- Venezuela reportedly has $17.3 trillion worth of oil reserves, surpassing the combined global GDP (excluding the U.S. and China).
Capture of Maduro and Regime Change
- Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured by U.S. forces.
- This event is a turning point for Venezuela, signaling the end of its socialist regime and the start of economic recovery.
Domino Effect in Latin America
- U.S. officials speculate that Maduro’s fall could trigger regime changes in Cuba and other Latin American nations.
- Cuba is a “failed state” reliant on Venezuelan oil, and its government is portrayed as vulnerable.
- There are otential uprisings in Cuba, aided by U.S. influence and familial ties with Cuban-Americans.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.8	And now what they do, the radical left, they actually have people, and it's hard to get them.
0:09.6	They're all paid people.
0:10.6	Most of these people are paid.
0:11.9	You know they're paid when they have brand new, beautiful printed signs by, like, the highest quality printer.
0:16.2	And you have a woman, free Maduro.
0:20.7	And the sign is before we even did the attack.
0:24.6	Free Maduro.
0:26.2	You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson.
0:30.4	Good Wednesday morning.
0:31.3	It's nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update, and we've got two major stories for you.
0:35.6	First up, President Donald Trump comes out and says
0:38.3	we're getting a lot of oil from Venezuela, between 30 to 50 million barrels of oil. This could have
0:46.2	huge implications for Venezuela's economy as well as the U.S. I'll explain that to you in just a moment.
0:53.7	Also, new warnings for Cuba at this hour
0:57.1	coming from the Trump administration. Is there a very good chance that Cuba and the dictators
1:02.3	there could be in serious trouble? And is it even spreading after saying Maduro leave Venezuela
1:09.1	in an American custody?
1:11.3	Is it inspiring people in Iran to stand up to their regime?
1:15.9	That's exactly what seems to be happening.
1:18.5	I have the details for you.
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