Ex-ESPN star Keith Olbermann calls for impeachment of Trump over Venezuela strikes that captured Maduro

Former ESPN big Keith Olbermann called for President Donald Trump's impeachment connected Saturday pursuing a U.S. "large standard strike" against Venezuela that targeted the country’s strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro.

Olbermann, an outspoken professional of Trump, took to societal media soon aft Trump confirmed that the Venezuelan president and his woman were taken into custody. 

Keith Olbermann weighed successful connected Ronny Jackson's update. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC NewsWire)

"Trump has present endangered each man, woman, and kid successful this federation by his insane and amerciable idiosyncratic warfare against Venezuela," helium said successful a station connected X. "He indispensable beryllium impeached and removed from bureau immediately."

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Olbermann’s remarks are akin to those of respective House Democrats who accused Trump of breaking with the U.S. Constitution successful green-lighting the strikes.

The U.S. subject conducted astonishment strikes successful Venezuela overnight Saturday. According to The Associated Press, astatine slightest 7 explosions could beryllium heard successful Venezuela’s superior metropolis of Caracas and low-flying craft were seen flying implicit the metropolis astatine astir 2 a.m. section time.

"The United States of America has successfully carried retired a ample standard onslaught against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, on with his wife, captured and flown retired of the Country," Trump confirmed successful a Truth Social post.  

President Donald Trump speaks astatine his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, successful Palm Beach, Fla.  (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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The Venezuelan authorities said successful a connection that "the civilian and subject localities of the metropolis of Caracas, superior of the Republic, and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira" were impacted by the attack.

The connection besides accused the U.S. of committing a "very superior subject aggression" against Venezuela and carrying retired "imperialist aggression."

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Saturday that Maduro and his woman had been indicted successful the Southern District of New York.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro is seen flanked by his woman Cilia Flores, right, and Delcy Rodriguez, left, successful Caracas, Venezuela May 24, 2018. (Marco Bello/Reuters)

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Fox News Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz and Lucas Y. Tomlinson contributed to this report. 

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