Maduro No Más: Venezuela's Future After His Capture ft. Josh Treviño & R.J. Pestritto

Maduro No Más: Venezuela's Future After His Capture ft. Josh Treviño & R.J. Pestritto

Author: The Claremont Institute January 8, 2026 Duration: 1:05:41

Nicolás Maduro is in U.S. custody, pleading not guilty to federal drug and weapons charges. What does his capture mean for Venezuela, American foreign policy, and the global order? And how does this moment connect to the domestic fight over America’s administrative state? Josh Treviño of AFPI unpacks the geopolitical aftermath of Maduro’s arrest, and R.J. Pestritto of Hillsdale College discusses his latest publication about the rise of America’s unelected bureaucracy: Government by the Unelected: How It Happened, and How It Might Be Tamed.



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