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The found of Origin USA, an apparel brand proudly manufactured in the United States, has an idea about why Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was seen wearing a blue hoodie made by his company. The CEO of the Maine-based company posted a video on Sunday describing what happened after footage of Maduro’s perp walk went viral. “Last night, my phone blew up and I figured I was really the only one that could talk about this because my company, Origin, happens to make this hoodie,” Roberts said in a video gaining traction on X. “When my phone blew up last night, I had to figure out if this was AI or not, and I decided very quickly it was not.” Here’s why Maduro is wearing our hoodie.@originpete @jockowillink pic.twitter.com/Ffu9OD7Lt0 — ORIGIN (@ORIGINBJJ) January 5, 2026 “Why is this dude wearing an Origin Patriot Blue hoodie?” Roberts wondered, noting the irony, considering that “this logo here on the shirt Maduro is wearing, this is the wave of freedom.” Roberts shared the story behind that symbol, recalling how he started Origin in 2012 after watching his local community collapse as jobs were lost to overseas factories. “I had seen my community gutted over the years and hollowed out, and all the manufacturing jobs sent away, sent overseas, and what that left behind was hopelessness,” the company founder said. Origin’s mission, he added, was “the reclamation of our machines and the reshoring and the restoring of our communities.” Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships Origin operates multiple U.S. locations, including a footwear factory in Maine and a denim factory in North Carolina. It produces the hoodie Maduro was wearing, which Roberts said may have been given to the dictator to compensate for the chilly New York weather. “I think what I believe happened is he landed in New York and it was very cold outside, and what they did is they put on a hoodie on him,” he continued. The final irony wasn’t lost on Roberts. “Probably a DEA agent slipped this hoodie on him and said, ‘you’re going to feel the fabric of freedom on American soil,’” he speculated. Whether intentional or not, the image of Maduro wearing a symbol of American manufacturing and freedom in patriot blue will not be forgotten.

On Saturday, elite American military operators descended upon an indicted narco-terrorist and extracted him from Venezuela, delivering him to New York to face the charges. That indicted narco-terrorist just happened to be Nicolás Maduro, the dictator who calls himself “president.” With Maduro gone, Democrats who once called for his ouster are suddenly up in arms, simply because President Donald Trump is the one who made it happen. For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week’s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed. Across the major legacy networks, Democrats complained about the fact that the Trump administration had sent military operators in to extract Maduro — and media personalities quickly joined them in questioning whether or not the Trump administration had the authority to take that action without first getting congressional approval. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — who criticized Trump in 2020 for not ending Maduro’s regime — led the charge on ABC’s “This Week,” speaking with Democratic strategist-turned-ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, Schumer conceded that Maduro was a bad actor but claimed that the Trump administration had still been coloring outside the lines in going to get him. “Look, Maduro is a horrible, horrible person,” Schumer said. “But you don’t treat lawlessness with other lawlessness. And that’s what’s happened here. The American people, this morning, are scratching their heads in wonderment and in fear of what the president has proposed: ‘The United States will run Venezuela.’ We have learned through the years [that] when America tries to do regime change and nation-building in this way, the American people pay the price in both blood and dollars.” Stephanopoulos pointed out the fact that Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had the authority to move on Maduro, and Schumer protested: “It’s a violation of the law to do what they did without getting the authorization of Congress.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticizes the U.S strike in Venezuela and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro: “It’s a violation of the law to do what they did without getting the authorization of Congress.” https://t.co/jbZuHwZD9A pic.twitter.com/nNEQWg1d7V — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 4, 2026 CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan brought in Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), who became a household name when he traveled to El Salvador to retrieve MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Van Hollen also complained that the Trump administration had overstepped its authority in taking action in Venezuela without asking Congress first. He predicted that in reaction, Congress “will have a vote on a war powers resolution probably as early as this week, if not next.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen says President Trump does not have the legal authority to attack Venezuela and says he’s sure that Congress “will have a vote on a war powers resolution probably as early as this week, if not next.” “For the most part, Republicans are happy to give Donald… pic.twitter.com/J4kq7RraNC — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 4, 2026 On “The Sunday Briefing,” Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said much the same to Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich, after first claiming that more traditional avenues like sanctions hadn’t worked on Maduro because American allies hated Trump too much to join the United States in enforcing them. Then he, too, argued that Trump should have come to Congress for approval before sending military operators into Venezuela. Kaine, as recently as 2024, had called Maduro an illegitimate leader and demanded a “peaceful transfer of power.” ? WOW. Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine just got UTTERLY EMBARRASSED on national television! “If Dems cared SO MUCH about process, why didn’t THEY do anything to bring Maduro to justice when THEY were in charge? The guy’s been under indictment since 2020!” ??pic.twitter.com/aoPkS0qMlC — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 4, 2026 More of the same came from Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), who said in 2019 that Trump would move to topple Maduro because “getting rid of Maduro is good for the United States.” On CNN’s “State of the Union,” however, he said Trump’s actions had been “wildly illegal” and claimed that he was only moving on Venezuela to gain control of natural resources for his own personal financial gain. Sen. Chris Murphy tells Dana Bash that Trump’s attack on Venezuela “seems to be mostly about oil and natural resources” and is “all about making money for his friends.” pic.twitter.com/EvylbRzl5B — State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) January 4, 2026 But Rubio explained in several interviews on Sunday why the Trump administration had not asked Congress for permission to act — or even notified Congress prior to doing so — and why they hadn’t been bound to do so. “This was not an action that required congressional approval. In fact, it couldn’t require congressional approval because this was not an invasion. This is not an extended military operation,” he told NBC News anchor Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “We will seek congressional approval for actions that require congressional approval. Otherwise, they’ll get congressional notification.” “This was not an action that required congressional approval… This was not an invasion,” says @SecRubio. “We will seek congressional approval for actions that require congressional approval. Otherwise, they’ll get congressional notification.” pic.twitter.com/up6ZEJtmXd — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 4, 2026 On ABC’s “This Week,” he added, “You can’t congressionally notify something like this for two reasons. Number one, it will leak. It’s as simple as that. And number two, it’s an exigent circumstance,” Rubio explained. Sec. Rubio responds to criticism of the lack of congressional authorization in the U.S. operation in Venezuela: “You can’t congressionally notify something like this for two reasons. Number one, it will leak. It’s as simple as that. And number two, it’s an exigent circumstance.” pic.twitter.com/qIBPiRuDYk — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 4, 2026 George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley addressed that point as well, responding specifically to the comments made by Tim Kaine, and argued that not only was the Trump administration’s action legal, it was no different than actions taken by previous Democratic presidents. “Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va) told Fox that “the Constitution does not give the President the right to initiate military action.” That is entirely incorrect. The Constitution does not give a president the right to declare war. However, presidents are allowed to use military forces without such a declaration…” Turley stated, adding, “Democratic presidents routinely launched attacks in other countries without any objection from Sen. Kaine. Obama not only killed an American citizen not charge with any crime but attacked Libya’s capital and attacked its military to cause a regime change without consulting with Congress.”

“The View” host Ana Navarro counted herself among the Latinos celebrating Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s arrest and extradition to New York, but refused to give President Donald Trump any credit, arguing that he’d only done it to soothe his own ego. Navarro and her cohosts, like many across media outlets, spent much of Monday’s broadcast discussing the Trump administration’s precision strikes on Venezuela and the mission to extract Maduro — who was indicted on drug trafficking charges — for trial in the United States. Sunny Hostin referred to the Trump administration’s actions as “100% illegal” and parroted the dictator himself when she claimed he’d been “kidnapped.” WATCH: Ana Navarro hedges. She says Trump doesn’t care about the Venezuelan people but did this for his “ego.” Answering Goldberg on “who voted for this,” She notes: “The people in South Florida, the Venezuelan community, the Cuban-American community, the Nicaraguan-American community… pic.twitter.com/b0JzHSOvEc — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 5, 2026 Navarro’s parents brought her to the United States from Nicaragua in 1980, after the socialist Sandinistas overthrew the Somoza dictatorship in 1979. She explained how she and others who had escaped oppressive rule saw Maduro’s capture differently. Navarro began by claiming that Trump “doesn’t give a damn about the Venezuelan people,” arguing that he would not be arresting Venezuelans who had come to the United States illegally if he did. She went on to say that she believed he had intervened in Venezuela solely to soothe his own ego. Despite her questions regarding Trump’s motivation, she said that Maduro’s arrest still made her happy. And when cohost Whoopi Goldberg asked who had voted for this to happen, Navarro had the answer. “The people in South Florida, the Venezuelan community, the Cuban-American community, the Nicaraguan-American community voted for this,” she said. “And for us, this is a very, very happy day when we see a dictator who has been part of oppressing and abusing the Venezuelan people for 25 years, when we see him in handcuffs and held to some sort of accountability, it brought me to tears.” “I think you can criticize and ask questions and have concerns about the way it was done and what this means in the future,” she added. “And I think you can still celebrate that this murderous, corrupt, sadistic son of a bitch is out of Venezuela.”

The Department of Homeland Security claimed on Monday that Hilton Hotels had launched a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to federal agents working with DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis. DHS shared screenshots via X that showed emails canceling hotel reservations for DHS law enforcement and ICE agents, along with an explanation detailing the hotel chain’s policy with regard to any future reservations. “NO ROOM AT THE INN!” the DHS post began. “@HiltonHotels has launched a coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to REFUSE service to DHS law enforcement. When officers attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton Hotels maliciously CANCELLED their reservations. This is UNACCEPTABLE. Why is Hilton Hotels siding with murderers and rapists to deliberately undermine and impede DHS law enforcement from their mission to enforce our nation’s immigration laws?” NO ROOM AT THE INN!@HiltonHotels has launched a coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to REFUSE service to DHS law enforcement. When officers attempted to book rooms using official government emails and rates, Hilton Hotels maliciously CANCELLED their reservations. This is… pic.twitter.com/qKMKypGtzi — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) January 5, 2026 Screenshots of two emails were included in the post, with the name and email address of the Hilton Hotel employee redacted. “After further investigation online, we have found information about immigration work connected with your name and we will be canceling your upcoming reservation,” one read. “You should see a proper cancellation email in your inbox shortly from Hilton.” The second screenshot gave more detail, showing that the action was not a one-time cancellation, but a policy position adopted by the hotel. Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships “This email is in regards to the reservation you made with the Hampton Inn Lakeville property,” it read. “We have noticed an influx of GOV reservations made today that have been for DHS, and we are not allowing any ICE or immigration agents to stay at our property. If you are with DHS or immigration, let us know as we will have to cancel your reservation.” “Please pass this info to your coworkers that we are not allowing any immigration agents to house on our property,” the email concluded. “Reply at your earliest convenience.”

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting voted Monday to dissolve itself after Republicans in Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in federal funding, cutting off the primary government revenue stream that has long sustained NPR and PBS. The CPB began winding down operations in August, notifying 100 employees that most staff positions would be eliminated by the end of the fiscal year on September 30, with Monday’s vote making the closure official. In a press release, the CPB said the decision resulted directly from “Congress’s rescission of all of CPB’s federal funding and comes after sustained political attacks that made it impossible for CPB to continue operating as the Public Broadcasting Act intended.” President Donald Trump formally called on Congress to cancel public broadcaster funding over the next two years via a rescission request after the 2024 election. Congress approved that plan in mid-July, taking back $1.1 billion earmarked for public broadcasters over the next two years. “It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions [sic] Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social in mid-July. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created in 1967 to support radio stations in underserved areas. In recent years, conservatives have criticized the agency for funneling millions of dollars annually to NPR and PBS. As The Daily Wire previously reported, a Media Research Center (MRC) study found the taxpayer-funded PBS program “Washington Week with The Atlantic” consistently exhibited a staggering 93% negative bias against Republicans and the Trump administration over three months, despite claiming to provide “objective” political coverage. “The panelists spent 83 minutes opining on Republicans, focusing on Trump and his administration, in 93% negative fashion (77 minutes negative, six minutes positive),” the MRC report reads. House Republicans grilled NPR chief executive Katherine Maher in July on the organization’s bias against conservatives, focusing in particular on the cover-up of the Hunter Biden laptop story during the 2020 election — claims Maher attempted to walk back. Former NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner, who resigned after publishing an essay critical of the network’s leftward shift, was referenced by Republican lawmakers as further evidence of the outlet’s bias, The Daily Wire previously reported. In a text message to The New York Times, Berliner wrote that he believes the organization should “openly acknowledge and embrace its progressive orientation” and decline federal support, contradicting Maher’s claims of NPR’s supposed objectivity.

Over a dozen sanctioned oil tankers left port over the weekend in what appears to be an attempt to evade the U.S. blockade around Venezuela following the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, according to multiple reports. At least 16 tankers disguised or hid their locations after leaving Venezuelan ports in the wake of U.S. forces capturing Maduro, The New York Times reported. Four of the fleeing tankers appeared to leave Venezuela on Saturday, shortly after Maduro was detained by U.S. forces, and traveled north of Margarita Island, according to Reuters, which cited satellite images used by TankerTrackers.com. Some of the tankers have used a tactic called “spoofing,” which means they use fake ship names and misrepresent their positions. Reuters reported that most of the supertankers that left port typically transport crude oil to China. Four tankers that left port on Saturday were not authorized to do so, according to internal communications from Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, PDVSA, according to the Times. Reuters, however, cited a source with knowledge of the paperwork who said that Venezuelan authorities cleared at least four tankers to leave the country and hide their whereabouts. A U.S. official did not confirm or deny reports of sanctioned oil tankers attempting to evade the blockade, telling The Daily Wire that the blockade remains in effect and is “focusing on sanctioned shadow vessels transporting sanctioned PDVSA oil.” Twelve other sanctioned oil tankers that fled in recent days have yet to be spotted. The departures could challenge President Donald Trump’s massive blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, which went into effect on December 16. Following the capture of Maduro on Saturday, Trump said that the blockade would remain in full force. Secretary of State Marco Rubio added on Sunday that the “quarantine” on Venezuelan oil would “remain in place.” “That means their economy will not be able to move forward until the conditions that are in the national interest of the United States and the interests of the Venezuelan people are met. And that’s what we intend to do. So that leverage remains, that leverage is ongoing, and we expect that it’s going to lead to results here. We’re … hopeful that it does – positive results for the people of Venezuela, but ultimately, most importantly, for us in the national interest of the United States,” Rubio said. The United States seized one sanctioned oil tanker used by Venezuela in December, and U.S. forces boarded another tanker around 10 days later. The oil tanker seized by the United States on December 10 was involved “in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations,” according to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Trump said that the United States would keep the oil the tanker was transporting. The U.S. blockade was part of a military buildup in the Caribbean that ultimately led to the capture of Maduro over the weekend. After Maduro was in U.S. custody, President Trump said that the United States would take control of Venezuela until a peaceful transition of power could take place.

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