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EPISODE · Jan 6, 2026 · 51 MIN

‘I Am the President of Venezuela,’ a Defiant Maduro Appears in NYC Court

from The Socialist Program with Brian Becker · host The Socialist Program with Brian Becker

Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a U.S. court in New York City earlier today following the illegal kidnapping of Venezuela's president. Donald Trump has now acknowledged that he consulted with U.S. oil monopolies before and after the attack on Venezuela. The U.S. Congress did not authorize this attack, and Trump, while consulting with the oil company executives, refused to even brief Congress. Brian Becker and Layan Fuleihan discuss.

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