"A statue of Donald Trump should be erected right next to that of Simon Bolivar in the main square of Caracas' historic center. That way, everyone who passes by will remember that Venezuela was first liberated by a Venezuelan and then by an American."
"Many of those gathered outside the Southern District Court of Manhattan on January 5 say they haven't slept in days. They've been excited ever since their relatives in Venezuela woke them up and told them that Nicolas Maduro had been captured by the U.S. government and taken to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, to appear before a judge in the building across from where they were now standing."
"After his return to the White House, many of the Venezuelan exiles who supported Trump in the November 2024 presidential elections felt cheated. They felt that he had just used them to get their votes in Florida, the state where nearly 400,000 of them live, out of the 1.3 million Venezuelans residing in the United States."
An electrician, Carlos Munoz, proposed erecting a statue of Donald Trump beside Simón Bolívar in Caracas to symbolize a U.S. role in Venezuela's liberation. Some Venezuelan exiles expressed joy and admiration for Trump, saying military intervention was the only way Maduro would have left power. Large groups gathered outside the Southern District Court of Manhattan on January 5, energized by reports that Nicolás Maduro had been captured and brought to a Brooklyn detention center. Trump had once promised Marines in Caracas and later deployed a Caribbean force in summer 2025 that culminated in an attack on Fort Tiuna. Many exiles who voted for Trump in 2024 felt used after his return to the White House, citing disappointments including the suspension of Temporary Protected Status and diplomatic gestures that alienated parts of the community.
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