Here’s How Venezuelans Are Reacting To President Trump Arresting Dictator Nicolas Maduro

As the WLT Report previously reported, the U.S. military last night, at the command of President Trump, launched a wide-scale strike on Venezuela.

In the military operation, the U.S. military successfully captured dictator Nicolás Maduro along with his wife.

Here are some videos of Venezuelans across the globe responding to the U.S. intervention:

"Come celebrate with us , We love everybody because you America has loved us so much. Thank you America."

Venezuela is celebrating the capture of tyrant President Nicolas Maduro pic.twitter.com/u0SRmkDlg8

— 112 Fighting Sports (@112FIGHTNSPORTS) January 3, 2026

🇻🇪Here’s what the legacy media refuses to show you.

Caracas wakes to the sound of Venezuelans shouting “freedom,” applauding, and celebrating a moment years in the making. pic.twitter.com/ZegFnSAyC8

— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) January 3, 2026

The people of Venezuela are taking to the streets to celebrate the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

You won't see this on legacy media today! pic.twitter.com/ypPe7hdYzd

— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) January 3, 2026

Fox News filled in the details of the surprise military actions by President Trump:

The U.S. military carried out a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela early Saturday morning and took Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife into custody, President Donald Trump confirmed.

The president wrote on Truth Social that the operation was successful and Maduro and his wife were “captured and flown out of the country.” Trump said the operation was conducted with U.S. law enforcement and added that a news conference will take place at Mar-a-Lago at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

At least seven explosions could be heard in Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas early Saturday morning, according to The Associated Press, and low-flying aircraft were seen flying over Caracas at about 2 a.m. local time.

The Venezuelan government said in a statement that “the civilian and military localities of the city of Caracas, capital of the Republic, and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira” were impacted by the attack.

The People of Venezuela have taken to the streets to celebrate the toppling of the Maduro regime. Free from tyranny at last! Rigged elections, corruption, you name it, Maduro has done it all. Juan Guaido won the last election so I think he’s the president now.#VenezuelaLibre… pic.twitter.com/Sw0TA2sfmG

— Moe Dimanche (@MoeDimanche) January 3, 2026

Fox News reported how foreign leaders responded to the mission by the U.S. military:

orld leaders were sharply divided Saturday after the United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela and President Donald Trump announced that the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.

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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez condemned what he called a “criminal attack,” writing on X that, “Our zone of peace is being brutally assaulted.” Communist Cuba is a supporter of the Maduro government and has been a longtime adversary of the United States.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his government viewed the reports coming out of Venezuela “with deep concern,” and he warned against further escalation, claiming the U.S. strikes risked destabilizing the region.

“The Colombian Government rejects any unilateral military action that could aggravate the situation or put the civilian population at risk,” Petro wrote on X.

Meanwhile, President Javier Milei of Argentina, a close ally of Trump, praised the news by sharing a previous video of him denouncing Maduro’s “narco-terrorist” regime as a regional threat and urging Latin American leaders to back U.S. pressure to end it.

“Long live freedom, dammit!” Milei wrote, using his signature pro-freedom chant.