In a stunning admission that has left Democrats scrambling, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly praised President Trump's military operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, calling it "brilliant" during a Monday appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box.
The same man who spent four years undermining American strength under the Biden regime now finds himself forced to acknowledge what real leadership looks like. Blinken responded to the January 3rd Delta Force operation that detained Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, admitting "As a military operation, as an intelligence [operation], it was brilliant."
This is the same Antony Blinken who presided over the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal that left 13 American heroes dead and billions in military equipment in Taliban hands. The same man who watched helplessly as Putin invaded Ukraine and China threatened Taiwan. Now he's singing a very different tune when confronted with Trump's decisive action.
"As I said, as a military operation, as an intelligence [operation], it was brilliant," Blinken told CNBC, unable to hide his admiration for what real American strength accomplishes.
The contrast couldn't be more stark. While Biden's team spent four years projecting weakness on the world stage, President Trump has already begun restoring American dominance in his second term. The successful capture of Maduro - a socialist dictator who has brutalized his own people while enriching himself - sends a clear message to tyrants everywhere: America is back.
This operation represents everything the Biden administration failed to deliver: precision, strength, and results. No messy withdrawals, no abandoned allies, no telegraphed moves that give our enemies time to escape. Just swift, decisive action that gets the job done.
Patriots across America are celebrating this victory, while even Trump's enemies are forced to admit the obvious truth. When America leads from strength, the world takes notice. When we project weakness, dictators flourish.
The question now is whether other members of the failed Biden regime will follow Blinken's lead and acknowledge what every American already knows: real leadership is back in the White House.