The Biden-era chaos in foreign policy is over, and the State Department’s own spokesperson made it plain on Sunday when he said President Trump is clearly focused on America’s national interests in Venezuela. Tommy Pigott’s appearance on Fox’s “The Big Weekend Show” underscored what patriotic Americans already see: our government will no longer lose sight of energy, security, and hemispheric stability when making hard decisions.
When the operation to remove Nicolás Maduro unfolded on January 3, it was precise, muscular, and necessary to protect U.S. interests and to punish a regime that trafficked in drugs and chaos. The planning and execution — rehearsed and supported by U.S. intelligence and special operations — were proof that strength, not moralizing weakness, protects American families and allies.
Two weeks later, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado visited the White House and presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal in a dramatic, symbolic gesture that acknowledged his role in changing the balance in Venezuela. The ceremony was both a rebuke to squishy appeasement and a vindication of a policy that put freedom and the American worker’s economic interests first.
Critics in Washington and abroad howl about precedent and protocol, but the American people elected leaders to defend this republic — not to apologize to dictators or cede strategic assets. International bodies rushed to condemn the operation, a predictable chorus that values process over people, and that’s exactly why decisive leadership is required now.
Make no mistake: securing Venezuelan resources and restoring stability in the region is not crass mercantilism — it is prudence. President Trump openly invited American oil investment to rebuild Venezuela’s energy infrastructure, which will create jobs, strengthen our supply chains, and reduce reliance on hostile regimes for global energy needs.
Working Americans want a foreign policy that protects them, rewards American enterprise, and backs freedom fighters on the right side of history. If that means bold action to remove narco-dictators and then responsibly transition a nation toward elections and market reforms, then so be it — patriotism demands nothing less, and leaders who act will earn the gratitude of a grateful nation.
