You Vote: Following the capture of Maduro, what are your main concerns going forward?

Maduro and Flores were captured by U.S. military and law enforcement late Friday at the secured compound on a military base in Caracas and taken to New York to face the charges.

Published: January 5, 2026 8:34pm

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Monday in a federal courthouse in Manhattan to federal conspiracy, drugs and weapons charges.

After a summary of the charging documents against him was read, Maduro said in Spanish when asked by Judge Alvin Hellerstein how he would plead, "I am not guilty," adding, "I am a decent man. I am still the president of my country."

When Flores was asked by the judge for her plea, she said in Spanish, "Not guilty, completely innocent."

Maduro and Flores were captured by U.S. military and law enforcement late Friday at the secured compound on a military base in Caracas and taken to New York to face the charges. 

Following the capture of Maduro, what are your main concerns going forward?

That we should have put Maduro in Gitmo or Florida to try him instead of in NYC
36% (1572 votes)
That the US may get bogged down in the regime change transition and it could drag on for years
21% (916 votes)
That there will be terrorism coming to the US as a result
3% (133 votes)
No major concerns. I'm confident that with Trump, it will be successful in every way
41% (1794 votes)
Total votes: 4415

 

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