US Congressman Ro Khanna questions Trump’s Venezuela strike: ‘What if Putin captures Zelenskyy?’

Ro Khanna slams Trump’s Venezuela strike

Indian-origin Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna criticised President Donald Trump’s military strike on Venezuela, urging Americans to resist “warmongering.” The United States carried out the swift operation on Saturday, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

Khanna condemned Trump, asserting he had betrayed his MAGA base. On X, the Congressman wrote: “Donald Trump betrayed his MAGA base today, launching a war of choice to bring regime change in Venezuela. We keep voting against dumb wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya. But our Presidents bow to a foreign policy blob committed to militarism. They get us entangled in conflicts abroad, while ignoring the lack of good jobs and high costs for Americans at home.”

He further added: “What will we say now if Xi Jinping wants to capture Lai of Taiwan or Putin tries to capture Zelensky in Ukraine? The times call for a movement of the American people to stand against bloated defence budgets and warmongering. We need statesmen who will heed the advice of Washington and our founders and invest in jobs, healthcare, childcare & education for our people.”

Donald Trump betrayed his MAGA base today launching a war of choice to bring regime change in Venezuela.We keep voting against dumb wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya. But our Presidents bow to a foreign policy blob committed to militarism. They get us entangled in conflicts…

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) January 3, 2026

Trump also reacted to the strikes, telling Fox News: “I’ve never seen anything like this. I was able to watch it in real time, and I watched every aspect of it. It was amazing to see the professionalism — the quality of leadership…amazing.” He added, “They rehearsed and practised like nobody has ever seen. I was told by military people there is no other country on earth that can do such a manoeuvre. I watched it like I was watching a television show. If you would have seen the speed, violence – it was an amazing thing, an amazing job that these people have done. Nobody else could have done anything like this.”

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the operation was carried out “in conjunction with US Law Enforcement.” US Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced on Saturday that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism.