US Evangelical leaders react to Trump’s capture of Maduro
2. Mike Huckabee: 'Maduro’s fall weakens Hezbollah’s reach'
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel and a longtime Evangelical leader, called the capture of Maduro a major blow not only to a corrupt regime in Latin America but to a larger network of global militant activity.
Writing on X, Huckabee said, “Hezbollah is embedded there & financed by Iran,” linking the Venezuelan government under Maduro to one of the most prominent Iranian-backed armed groups in the Middle East.
Hezbollah, designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S., has long been suspected of operating in parts of Latin America, including Venezuela, through money laundering, drug trafficking and the exploitation of weak state systems. Maduro’s government, under sanctions for years, maintained ties with Iran and received financial and military support from Tehran.
By calling attention to Hezbollah’s presence in Venezuela, Huckabee implied that Maduro’s fall disrupted an arm of Iran’s influence operating close to the U.S. border.
He called the raid “good news for the whole world,” suggesting its relevance beyond Venezuela or the Western Hemisphere.
Huckabee also responded to a statement released by Hamas, which condemned the U.S. military operation and called for international intervention.
Huckabee posted, “You can always count on Hamas to be on [the] wrong side of EVERYTHING. @POTUS is right — they have to go!”
