Alabama Senator Tuberville Praises Trump’s Venezuela Strategy as ‘The Right Move’

By Sam Barron | Monday, 05 January 2026 09:37 PM EST

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., praised President Donald Trump on Monday for ordering the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

“We did the right thing. President Trump did the right thing,” Tuberville stated during a recent interview.

“And let’s get on with helping the country be number one again,” he added.

Tuberville noted that Trump had repeatedly warned Maduro that he must leave office or face removal.

“Sooner or later, people are going to start understanding what President Trump says, he means,” the senator said.

“We finally got a president that believes in law and order. Now the Democrats don’t believe in that,” Tuberville added.

“They would rather have confusion and lawlessness all over the country,” he continued.

Tuberville warned that Colombia and Cuba could be next targets.

“We need a safe hemisphere,” he stressed.

“President Trump is going to clean this mess up, and Democrats—just get out of the way and let a man do his job,” Tuberville remarked.

The Alabama senator stated that Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, who is currently serving as acting president, cannot remain in charge.

“She’s as big a criminal as Maduro,” Tuberville said. “At the end of the day, President Trump knows it’s got to be cleaned up.”

“I don’t know how it’s going to happen, but he’ll make sure that there’s a free and fair election, and let the people of Venezuela pick their president,” he added.