"President Donald Trump's stunning takedown of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro over the weekend was not just a geopolitical achievement, but a moral one, too. The decades since Maduro's predecessor, Hugo Chavez, first rose to power have been dark ones for the Venezuelan people. On the United Socialist Party of Venezuela's watch, the country has transformed into a belligerent, oil-fueled kleptocracy in which its communist leaders have prospered and the people they claim to speak for have been subjected to indescribable misery."
"The European Union reports that nearly 80% of the population lives in poverty, with over half persevering through extreme poverty. The Maduro regime's crimes didn't end at the bank. It also robbed the Venezuelan people of their sovereignty by rigging the 2018 and 2024 presidential elections, and engaging in a campaign of brutal repression after the latter contest. Amnesty International, a left-wing human rights watchdog, found that Protests following the announcement of the results of the presidential election in July were violently repressed."
President Donald Trump's action removed Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and represented both geopolitical and moral triumph. Decades of United Socialist Party governance transformed Venezuela into an oil-fueled kleptocracy where communist leaders prospered while the populace suffered. The European Union reports nearly 80% living in poverty and over half in extreme poverty. The Maduro regime rigged the 2018 and 2024 presidential elections and launched brutal repression after 2024. Amnesty International documented violent repression of post-election protests, possible extrajudicial executions, thousands of arbitrary arrests including children, allegations of torture, deteriorating detention conditions, and prevailing impunity for human rights violations.
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