Tone-Deaf

“From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year. Tyranny is booming over here.” —"comedian" Jimmy Kimmel to a UK audience during Christmas

Fact-Check: False

“I am not guilty. I am a decent man. I am still the president of my country.” —indicted narco-terrorist Nicolás Maduro

A Trip Down Memory Lane

“Trump talks tough on Venezuela, but admires thugs and dictators like Nicolás Maduro. As President, I will stand with the Venezuelan people and for democracy.” —Joe Biden, June 2020

Dumb & Dumber

“Donald Trump’s unconstitutional military action in Venezuela is putting our troops in harm’s way with no long-term strategy. The American people deserve a President focused on making their lives more affordable.” —Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker

“Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable. That Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator does not change the fact that this action was both unlawful and unwise.” —former Vice President Kamala Harris

“The American people voted for lower costs, not for Trump’s dangerous military adventurism overseas that won’t make the American people safer.” —Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

“He’s willing to risk American and Venezuelan lives for political gain, but refused to extend a critical lifeline to families fleeing the very crisis he claims to oppose.” —Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL)

“Clearly, the President has decided that Congress is nothing more than a pesky accessory.” —Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)

“Today, many Democrats have understandably questioned whether impeachment is possible again under the current political reality.” —Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Trump’s Maduro operation

Shot/Chaser

“That’s one of the problems with this action in Venezuela — how does it actually improve the quality of life of everyday Americans? How is it in America’s national security interest?” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)

“When there’s a big Trump success, Democrats pretend to not know why it was needed.” —Scott Adams

A Broken Clock Is Right Twice a Day

“America is a force of good, order, and democracy, and we are promoting these kinds of values. We are the good guys.” —Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)

“I don’t know why we can’t just acknowledge that it’s been a good thing what’s happened.” —Sen. John Fetterman

For the Record

“I don’t care what the UN says. The UN doesn’t know what they’re talking about.” —Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissing assertions that Venezuela was not involved in the drug trade

“It is not easy to land helicopters in the middle of the largest military base in the country — the guy lived on a military base — land within three minutes, kick down his door, grab him, put him in handcuffs, read him his rights, put him in a helicopter, and leave the country without losing any American or any American assets.” —Sec. Marco Rubio

And Last…

“We can do it again… No one can stop us.” —President Donald Trump on capturing Maduro