Niall Ferguson: Trump Was Right to Overthrow Maduro

Jan 3, 2026

Historian and Free Press columnist Niall Ferguson joins Rafaela Siewert to break down President Trump’s decision to remove Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro—and why he believes the move was “long overdue.” Drawing on the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America, Ferguson explains the logic behind what he calls the new “Trump Corollary,” responds to media claims that the operation was reckless or illegal, and assesses the risks of regime change, the role of covert force, and the global implications for China, Iran, and the balance of power in the Western Hemisphere.