SiriusXM host Stephen A. Smith denounced Democrats for their criticism of the Trump administration’s capture and removal of Venezuelan Dictator
SiriusXM host Stephen A. Smith denounced Democrats for their criticism of the Trump administration’s capture and removal of Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro during a special edition of “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.” on Tuesday.
The first Trump administration placed a $15 million bounty on Maduro in 2020, which the Biden administration boosted to $25 million in January 2025 and the second Trump administration increased it to up to $50 million in August 2025, according to the State Department. Smith highlighted the bipartisan nature of the bounties on his show, arguing Democrats’ complaints were inconsistent.
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“If you got a bounty on his head and the Biden administration had a bounty on his head, and then another $50 million bounty on his head — 15 to 25 to 50 — once you got his ass, that’s not something to be complaining about, ’cause everybody was in on it,” Smith said. “Everybody was cool with it. If you’re cool with the bounty, you got to be cool with the capture.
