On the streets of Miami, supporters of Trump spoke of the potential knock-on effects that toppling Maduro might have. "This is chess, not checkers," Vianca Rodriguez, a Florida resident who formerly worked at the Republican National Committee and Trump campaign, told the BBC. "That was Bush… we should never have gone into Iraq," Trump told the Atlantic. For many Trump backers, there is one significant difference between Venezuela and other recent US wars - proximity. Several Florida-based Trump supporters who have spoken to the BBC since the raid on Caracas keep returning to Trump's term "peace through strength" to describe the strikes in Venezuela.

Source: Daily Nation January 06, 2026 00:22 UTC