President Trump’s decision to leave the door open to putting boots on the ground and regime change in Venezuela is getting a frosty reception from conservatives, who are warning that he is risking

President Donald Trump ’s announcement that the U.S. has captured Venezuela ’s leader Nicolás Maduro has sparked a strong response from key Make America Great Again ( MAGA) figures, with some conservative voices saying it was a display of U.S. strength.

A campaign funding group aligned with Republican U.S. President Donald Trump, Make America Great Again Inc, entered 2026 with an almost $300 million stockpile ahead of this year's midterm elections, a filing showed on Friday.

Even before Babbit’s identity was known, far-right Texas Republican Larry Brock Jr. were already calling her the “first Patriot Martyr in the Second American Revolution” on Facebook. In the days following her death, her image became co-opted for a new MAGA movement.

A quiet battle is already unfolding within MAGAworld over who will carry Donald Trump’s mantle in the 2028 presidential race.

But when it comes to Trump’s decision to abduct Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Fuentes isn’t such a dove after all. In the aftermath of the predawn Saturday raid, he has exulted in the prospect of the United States plundering Venezuela on behalf of oil companies.

It’s still not clear if the White House had a plan for what to do with Venezuela after they removed its president. And that suits MAGA just fine.

Right-wing accounts want a Bud Light-level boycott of the massive hotel chain, which is based in a D.C. suburb.