While many Americans were still recovering from New Year's festivities, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro learned that his dictatorial regime had finally come to an end. It's a good thing, too.

For more than a dozen years, Venezuelans have been oppressed by Maduro's dictatorship, which was marked by an economic crisis, human rights abuses and the active undermining of democracy.

Per a federal court indictment, Maduro faces narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy and weapons charges.

I am cheering along with Venezuelans both abroad and here in the United States. Democrats should be, too, though many are not, despite acknowledging Maduro's evil regime for years and even criticizing President Donald Trump for not removing Maduro. It's yet another example of Democrats' hypocrisy: They seem to hate Trump more than they want an oppressed country to be liberated. That's pretty remarkable.

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