Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She's 'Happy' For Venezuela After Maduro's Capture But Past Regime Change Operations Ended In 'Turmoil And Civil War'

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warned about a potential fallout of the U.S. operation that captured Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and backed his vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, saying past attempts at regime change have backfired.

Speaking to CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Greene was asked about a quote from Trump in which he said "MAGA loves what I'm doing." "Is that what you voted for?" the journalist asked Greene.

She replied that it is "is concerning to see what's happening and the direction that the Trump administration is moving in."

"We can say, thankfully, Maduro has been arrested. We can say we're happy for the Venezuelan people. But we can also look to all the regime changes before, in Iraq and Libya and Syria. And we said the same things for the people of those countries. But then we watch those countries fall into turmoil and civil war, and we have watched the rise of ISIS and terrorism," she added.

Greene went on to say that past experiences have shown "U.S. troops remain in those countries for a very long time and many flag-draped coffins come back home." "And that's what many Americans don't want to see happening," she said.

Greene had openly condemned the operation on Saturday, when it took place, rejecting it helped counter drug-trafficking. She added that she served on the Homeland Security Committee for the past three years and most of the fentanyl, which is responsible for 70% of U.S. overdose deaths, "comes from Mexican cartels made with chemical precursors from China and trafficked across the U.S. Mexico border."

"If U.S. military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn't the Trump admin taken action against Mexican cartels?" Greene wondered.

She went on to note that Trump has recently pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was sentenced to 45 years in prison in the U.S. for drug-trafficking.

"The next obvious observation is that by removing Maduro this is a clear move for control over Venezuelan oil supplies that will ensure stability for the next obvious regime change war in Iran," Greene claimed.

She then claimed that "Americans disgust with our own government's never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going."

"This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end. Boy were we wrong. As the baby boomers slip away both in votes and power, the electoral future will be decided for candidates that focus on American economic populism and promising prosperity for Americans only. As of right now, neither party is offering the solution," she concluded.