Florida lawmakers react after US strikes Venezuela, captures Maduro
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) (Ariana Cubillos, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
FLORIDA – Reactions from Florida and federal lawmakers continue to pour in after President Trump’s overnight military strike on Venezuela.
President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.
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Senator Rick Scott is praising the US military’s actions.
Thank you, @POTUS, @SecRubio, @SecWar, and the brave members of our military who led the operation that successfully CAPTURED narco-terrorist Nicolás Maduro.
A new day is here for Venezuela and Latin America. The United States and our hemisphere are safer because of President… https://t.co/VL4bnsbGVZ
Congressman John Rutherford is also applauding the mission.
Democrats are also responding. While many agree President Maduro’s reign needs to end, they do not support how the US carried out this mission.
The capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, who oppressed Venezuela's people is welcome news for my friends and neighbors who fled his violent, lawless, and disastrous rule.
However, cutting off the head of a snake is fruitless if it just regrows.…
— Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (@RepDWStweets) January 3, 2026
This is a developing story.
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