This is the explanation offered:
Just got off the phone with @SecRubio
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) January 3, 2026
He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant… https://t.co/lXCxhPoKSZ
Mike Davis opines further:
A good thing has started. Let’s hope its finishes with a happy ending.
I hope so, Fred. Trump definitely was pushing the limits of what the Constitution allows…