Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha said the Democratic Party is airing “grievances” regarding the U.S. Army’s recent operation in Venezuela rather than praise.
U.S. troops attacked Caracas, Venezuela, and captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday. The Army’s Delta Force completed its mission with no U.S. military casualties and only six injuries.
“Outside of John Fetterman, show me any Democrat that has praised the U.S. Military for carrying out an extremely complex and dangerous mission. Instead, it’s Festivus every day from Democrats, air your grievances, and it signifies nothing,” Concha said on Fox Business’s Varney and Company on Monday.
Concha was referring to the holiday on the sitcom Seinfeld, where, during the Christmas holiday season, one family celebrates Festivus by gathering around a silver pole to complain.
“Many Venezuelans and Americans are celebrating over the weekend,” Concha added.
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A senior Venezuelan official told the New York Times on Sunday that the death toll for Operation Absolute Resolve had risen to 80 Venezuelans, including civilians. This does not include members of Maduro’s security team who were also killed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the unit was “entirely controlled by Cubans,” adding that Maduro “had Cuban bodyguards.”
Maduro and Flores are facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and weapons charges in the Southern District of New York. Both pleaded not guilty on Monday. They are next due in court on March 17.
