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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Nicolas Maduro was a thuggish dictator who not only abused…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela

Published January 10, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:25

We speak with Mike Lawler, the Hudson Valley rep, the Republican here, in just a few minutes. But we begin tonight with U.S. senator, the Democrat, Kirsten Gillibrand. Nicolas Maduro was a thuggish dictator who not only abused his power, but he abused his people. He refused to accept the outcome of the last election. So no one disputes that he should be held accountable for his crimes. (00:25–00:33)

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“Congress was not read into this operation before it happened.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 03:57-04:01
“There apparently was a OLC memo, an Office of Legal Counsel memo, giving the legal basis for this, but that is also classified.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 06:26-06:34
“He refused to accept the outcome of the last election.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 00:32-00:36
“The administration has still not explained why this military action serves the American people's interests.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 01:11-01:20
“Trump keeps threatening to expand military operations and force regime change, not just in Venezuela, but in other countries as well.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 01:30-01:39
“He's also been very distracted with the issue of oil and how he's going to steal Venezuela's oil.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 01:39-01:49
“It's creating instability in our backyard and is fundamentally endangering our security.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 01:51-01:58
“We haven't had a vote on whether we want to declare war on Venezuela.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 04:01-04:07
“President Trump is making us less safe.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 04:31-04:35
“If we want to engage in democracy building, then we should be supporting the democratically elected administration that is in exile.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 05:10-05:20
“President Trump is chaotic and he's all over the board, and we don't know what this operation was really about.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 05:47-05:53
“The American people have a right to know. That should be declassified.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 06:38-06:42
“He's engaging in foreign incursions that could be a declaration of war about things that we aren't sure, whether it's about drugs or oil or…”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 07:02-07:16
“For a president who said he wasn't going engage in forever wars, for a president who said he didn't believe our business was invading other…”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 07:17-07:29
“Maduro was a very bad man who did very bad things to the Venezuelan people. He ripped up their democracy. He apparently was disappearing and…”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 07:53-08:10
“If President Trump really did want to do regime change, why is he allowing the Maduro government to stay in place?”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 08:12-08:18
“This country did not elect President Trump to become a colonizing authoritarian leader. They elected him to get the cost of groceries and…”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 09:11-09:22
“It's creating instability in our own hemisphere. It will undoubtedly create instability in the region.”
U.S. Senator Gillibrand says Trump Administration has no plan for peace and stability in Venezuela | Uploaded January 10, 2026 | 09:32-09:41
“Now these other countries have to worry that President Trump's going to invade them and maybe take out their leaders.”
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