Greene Says Maduro Operation Betrays ‘America First,’ Serves Corporate Interests

Georgia Republican argues U.S. intervention abroad benefits elites while domestic crises go unresolved.

By yourNEWS Media Newsroom

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that the U.S. operation capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro does not align with the “America First” promises made by Donald Trump, arguing instead that it reflects a familiar Washington pattern that benefits powerful corporate interests.

Speaking on Meet the Press on NBC, Greene said the Trump administration’s justification for the raid — centered on narco-terrorism and drug trafficking — fails to address what she described as the primary source of fentanyl deaths in the United States.

“The majority of American fentanyl overdoses and deaths come from Mexico,” Greene said, pointing to Mexican cartels as the main drivers of the crisis. She argued that if the administration’s true priority were protecting Americans from drug trafficking, it would be targeting those organizations rather than intervening militarily in Venezuela.

Greene said she was not defending Maduro and expressed support for the Venezuelan people, but warned that history shows such interventions often follow a predictable trajectory. She compared the situation to past U.S. actions in Iraq and Libya, where initial public celebrations of liberation were followed by prolonged instability.

“This is the same Washington playbook that we are so sick and tired of,” Greene said. “It doesn’t serve the American people, but actually serves the big corporations, the banks and the oil executives.”

She added that her criticism was directed at the administration’s priorities, arguing that foreign interventions distract from urgent domestic challenges. Greene said voters supported Trump because they believed he would put American interests first through domestic policy.

“I want to see domestic policy be the priority that helps Americans afford life,” Greene said, citing rising costs following what she described as four disastrous years under Joe Biden. She pointed to job security, affordable housing, and health care costs — including health, car, and home insurance — as the issues she believes matter most to Americans.

Greene concluded by rejecting the idea that Venezuela should be viewed as a core U.S. concern.

“We don’t consider Venezuela our neighborhood,” she said. “Our neighborhood is right here in the 50 United States, not in the Southern Hemisphere.”