'At Least 40 People' -- Including Civilians -- Killed in US Strike on Venezuela, New York Times Reports

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Jan 3rd, 2026, 7:21 pm


The New York Times reported “at least 40 people were killed” in U.S. military strikes on Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s operation to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Journalist Mariana Martinez reported “military personnel and civilians” were killed in the early morning attack on Saturday, based on a “senior Venezuelan official who spoke on condition of anonymity.” The official’s figure was based on “preliminary reports,” she added.

No other major outlets have reported at least 40 people have been killed by about 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Maduro and his wife were arrested and flown to the U.S. in the daring operation. He was charged in federal court in New York with narco-terrorism conspiracy, weapons charges, and cocaine-importation conspiracy. Maduro and three other defendants trafficked “thousands of tons of cocaine to the United States,” according to the indictment.

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[Rhiannon12866]

1. Good Grief! How many does that make including the murders of those on the blown up boats??

He has no regard for human lives and proved it yet again last night.

[Paladin]

4. U.S. military personnel have to lose their lives, for it to matter.

And that will start happening in due course, unfortunately. You'd think we would have learned something from our clusterfuck SE Asia years---but consider what we have for a president, now...

[raccoon]

5. That's right, if they're just foreigners, it doesn't matter.

It’s only Americans lives that count here.

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[purr-rat beauty]

17. His mass COVID Kill off

And the USAID deaths, New Taliban killings, and who knows how many yo7ng girls or newborns he murdered.

He loves death

The guy needs to go....any and every way possible

[Irish_Dem]

2. Trump loved the part of the video where the US killed people.

He gets off on it.

[Farmer-Rick]

6. A lot of psychopaths

Enjoy the pain of others. Putin's the same way.

It's why psychos get ahead in a capitalist economy. It's a pathetic fact that we support an economy that is best suited for psychopaths. So, well suited for psychos that the filthy-rich psychos put one in charge of our country.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Yes psychopaths can be sadists who enjoy the pain of others.

Putin and Trump are good examples.

Yes vicious and ruthless psychopaths who lust for power and money
are now in charge of the world. And are in the process of destroying
the world for personal gain.

[StoolPigeon]

3. 40 more murders

Trump makes Don Corleone look like a nice guy to have babysit your kids.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. They finally reported the death toll

Why did our corporate media wait so long to report on so many dead Venezuelans?

So, why did they bomb Chavez's tomb? The US ministers of propaganda have failed to explain the cause or reason for the bombing of a dead man.

[Bayard]

15. The media reports 40 dead,

I'm thinking its twice that number, counting the dead fishermen.

[Farmer-Rick]

18. Yeah, I think many a good man or woman gave their

Lives trying to protect the Maduros.

[Zorro]

8. Does this make the 2026 FIFA Peace Prize out of reach for Trump?

[travelingthrulife]

10. How many murders is Trump allowed to commit before our useless Congress and Cabinet do something about

this madman?

[travelingthrulife]

11. So Debbie, what is the difference between Trump and Maduro? Both are ruthless

psychopaths. Both attack their own citizens. Trump bombs all over the place, does Maduro do that?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

19. The main difference: One is not yet in jail.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

12. So far, every FIFA Peace Prize recipient is a murderer....

It's almost like it doesn't mean anything....

[BootinUp]

13. And that was just to pickup two people and get the fuck out. nt

[moonshinegnomie]

14. venezuela should indict trump rubio kegsbreath and other top officials for murder

and then at some future date kidnap them for trial. or else have a trila an absentia and grab them to serve life sentences in an undisclosed prison.
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[C Moon]

16. Hey, so some people gave their lives up so the very rich can control more oil. Who cares? (sarcasm)

[LudwigPastorius]

20. Doesn't the NYTimes mean that we "liberated the fuck out of at least 40 people"?