Only America Could Do This: Inside Trump’s Venezuela Victory

In this conversation, Senator Bernie Moreno breaks down the historic U.S. operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, calling it a turning point for the Western Hemisphere. Moreno recounts being present at Mar-a-Lago when President Trump announced the operation and explains why decisive leadership—rather than years of rhetoric—made the difference. He details the complexity of the mission, including the presence of Cuban forces, Russian air defenses, and terrorist-linked criminal networks operating out of Venezuela, and emphasizes that only the United States could have executed such an operation without American casualties.

0:00 – Setting the Moment: Trump’s Venezuela Announcement & Why It Matters
0:49 – Moreno at Mar-a-Lago: Witnessing History Firsthand
2:01 – The Military Reality: Russia, Cuba, Hezbollah, and the Operation
3:58 – Why Only the United States Could Pull This Off
4:35 – How Venezuela Threatened the American Homeland
6:04 – What Comes Next: Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Nicaragua
8:28 – Why America’s Enemies Didn’t Take Trump Seriously—Until Now
10:41 – Cartels as Foreign Terror Organizations: Why It Changed Everything
12:52 – Ohio as a Border State: The Midwest Pays the Price
15:47 – Rebuilding U.S. Power in the Western Hemisphere
18:28 – Friends vs. Enemies in Latin America
19:54 – Final Word: Gratitude to the Military & American Leadership