After the news came of the early morning raid by U.S. forces to capture Nicolas Maduro, the memes quickly followed. We’ve curated some of the best for your enjoyment:
POV: You're Nicholas Maduro pic.twitter.com/4skNU1ZNNi
— nik0p0l (@nik0p0l5) January 3, 2026
Hegseth showing up to Mar-a-Lago with Maduro pic.twitter.com/WXyHQSb1Sc
— ꓕNIOԀꓤƎ⅁⅁Iꓤꓕ (@Grxit) January 3, 2026
Rubio realizing he’s going to be president of Venezuela, governor of Cuba, and the Shah of Iran.
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) January 3, 2026
https://twitter.com/antoniogm/status/2007398586246672723
Tl;dr for the past 12 hours: pic.twitter.com/NcHaqSLrKw
— Alaric The Barbarian (@0xAlaric) January 3, 2026
Venezuelan anti aircraft defenses are firing on all cylinders pic.twitter.com/HhFeHoYAxk
— captive dreamer (@captive_dreamer) January 3, 2026
— RAW EGG NATIONALIST (@Babygravy9) January 3, 2026
*hears fortunate son in the distance*
— ₩₳Ɽ ₱₳₮Ⱨ (@WarPath2pt0) January 3, 2026
*realizes it's not distant*
Third-world dictatorship fans seeing two of their favorite countries go down in one week
— Templarpilled (@Templarpilled) January 3, 2026
Born too late to explore the globe.
— Sólionath (@Anarseldain) January 3, 2026
Born too early to explore the stars while I’m still young.
Born just in time to watch Trump perpwalk Maduro like a dog (preferably in chains) as punishment for being a John Lennon fan.
GOD BLESS THE US ARMED FORCES
— Hole Man (@TheHoleMan22) January 3, 2026
American socialists who live in a mansion when a unpopular tyrant dictator gets toppled (they would 100% support the move if he was right wing)
— Rock Solid (@ShitpostRock) January 3, 2026
The guys driving back over the border while Maduro and his wife are bound in the trunk
— Doc Strangelove (@DocStrangelove2) January 3, 2026
Maduro waking up to 6 deltas pointing guns at him, and chunks of Hugo Chavez flying outside the window
— Kama (@Kama_Kamilia) January 3, 2026
Ya boy got nabbed in three hours flat😭 socialists are so embarrassing lmao
— ☀️AliquisNovus☀️ (@PalmyrPar) January 3, 2026
“We can’t be getting bombed, there is nothing on FlightRadar!”
— Oliver Alexander (@OAlexanderDK) January 3, 2026
Venezuelans after they got dogwalked and their President kidnapped in the span of like three hours.
— Comrade Stump (@GranTorinoDSA) January 3, 2026
This is how Redditors must feel when they watch a Marvel movie and all their favorite action figures show up.
— Spike (@spikesguides) January 3, 2026
— Comrade Stump (@GranTorinoDSA) January 3, 2026
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) January 3, 2026
The best part about this? Rand Paul and Thomas massie weren't awake to make the dumbest posts you've ever seen and ruin the night for everyone
— 1611 Populist (@KJVPopulist) January 3, 2026