Dictator and narco-terrorist Nicolas Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in a thrilling nighttime raid on his palace in Caracas, Venezuela, in an operation codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve.

The mission involved over 150 aircraft launched from around 20 bases across the hemisphere. It neutralized much of Venezuela’s air defenses, cut power in Caracas, and ended with Delta Force troops detaining Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, as they attempted to reach a safe room.

Within hours, they were flown to New York, where they are now being held to face narco-terrorism charges, among other things.

Most Democrats and left-wing media figures have derided President Donald Trump’s actions as an unconstitutional, unauthorized declaration of war against Venezuela.

But the fact is that the Biden administration and the Trump administration have never recognized Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela. And the Biden administration even put a $25 million bounty on Maduro’s head for information leading to his arrest and conviction.

You see, this was not a declaration of war at all. This was an operation to take down........

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