Trump urged to apply Maduro-style raid to Nicaragua’s Ortega regime
The column urges President Donald Trump to use the same legal justification that led to Nicolas Maduro’s capture to target Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega.
The opinion piece cites Operation Absolute Resolve on Jan. 3, 2026, when U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas and handed him over to American courts, a move the author says crippled the China-Russia-Iran axis’s South American node and resulted in the death of 32 Cuban bodyguards. With Maduro removed, the writer identifies Nicaragua as the next hub, pointing to Daniel Ortega’s July 20, 2026 decision to end elections and the National Assembly’s permanent exclusion of political opponents.
The article argues that Ortega’s conduct constitutes a criminal enterprise that supports designated terrorist organizations, fitting the legal definition used for Maduro’s extraction under Executive Order 14157. It calls on President Donald Trump to repeat the “extraction method” to dismantle the remaining hostile network.
Why it matters
It signals a push for U.S. military action against Nicaragua, raising questions about regional sovereignty and stability.
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