{"id":29259,"date":"2026-01-07T04:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=29259"},"modified":"2026-01-07T04:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:31:45","slug":"schumer-slams-trump-venezuela-arrest-after-mocking-policy-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=29259","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Slams Trump Venezuela Arrest After Mocking Policy in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nearly six years ago, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., delivered a Senate floor speech attacking President Donald Trump\u2019s 2020 State of the Union address, criticizing the administration\u2019s Venezuela policy and arguing that dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro remained firmly in power.<\/p>\n

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That criticism has resurfaced following the arrest of Maduro on sweeping U.S. narcotics charges under Trump\u2019s second administration, with Schumer now warning that Maduro\u2019s removal could trigger what he called an \u201cendless war\u201d in Venezuela, Fox News\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Schumer\u2019s remarks in 2020 came one day after Trump told Congress that Maduro\u2019s dictatorship would be \u201csmashed and broken,\u201d language the New York Democrat dismissed as empty rhetoric.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe his best metaphor was his claim to bring democracy to Venezuela,\u201d Schumer said at the time. \u201cThere\u2019s a big policy there. It flopped.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe president brags about his Venezuela policy? Give us a break,\u201d Schumer continued. \u201cHe hasn\u2019t brought an end to the Maduro regime.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Maduro regime is more powerful today and more entrenched today than it was when the president began his anti-Maduro,\u201d he added. \u201cSame thing with North Korea, same thing with China, same thing with Russia. Same thing with Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump invited Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaid\u00f3 to attend the 2020 State of the Union address, identifying him as Venezuela\u2019s \u201clegitimate\u201d leader after the opposition-controlled National Assembly declared Maduro\u2019s 2018 reelection illegitimate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe United States is leading a 59-nation diplomatic coalition against the socialist dictator of Venezuela, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro,\u201d Trump said during the speech. \u201cMaduro is an illegitimate ruler, a tyrant who brutalizes his people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Maduro\u2019s grip on tyranny will be smashed and broken,\u201d Trump added while pointing to Guaid\u00f3 in the House chamber.<\/p>\n