Montana Delegation Supports Venezuela Operation, Silent On Legality

All four Republicans representing Montana in Washington, D.C., expressed support for the Trump administration’s ousting of Maduro. None responded to questions from Montana Free Press about the legality of the move.

by Nora Mabie Montana Free Press 01.05.2026

Members of Montana’s all-Republican delegation were quick to show their support of America’s operation on Venezuela and the capture of its president on Jan. 3.

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Jan. 3 that the U.S. “carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela” and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. He said in a news conference that day that the U.S. would “run the country ...