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Cartel Blanche: Venezuela Braces as Trump Gives Maduro a Lethal Ultimatum; Leave or Lights Out

The clock is ticking, and Joshua Philipp is better qualified than most to make sense of the fog. Is the United States is inching toward a confrontation that could ignite without warning. In the fog of war now settling over Venezuela, Philipp is one of the few journalists capable of cutting through the haze and lifting that fog of confusion about what’s really happening. His expertise is not optional anymore—it’s urgent.

The situation has escalated with unprecedented speed. President Trump has begun publicly identifying cartel leaders who have been targeted for termination, signaling that the rules of engagement have shifted dramatically. In a jaw-dropping turn, Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has now been placed squarely in that same category. The message to him could not be starker: leave or be liquidated. For the first time in decades, a sitting foreign head of state is being openly treated as a cartel-level threat by the United States government.

This standoff is more than a geopolitical flare-up. It echoes the takedown of Manuel Noriega in 1989—another Latin American ruler entangled in narcotrafficking, corruption, and covert influence operations. Noriega underestimated both American resolve and the strategic importance of the drug pipeline he facilitated. Maduro may now be repeating that same fatal mistake. Drugs continue pouring into the United States, and the administration has made clear that patience is over. Meanwhile, rhetoric between Congressional Democrats and the White House is escalating into a dangerous, high-stakes political crossfire that may unintentionally hasten the path to open conflict.

Joshua Philipp is uniquely qualified to walk audiences through this unfolding crisis. His deep reporting on transnational crime, intelligence operations, communist-aligned regimes, and irregular warfare gives him a perspective almost no one else brings to the table. Americans are not hearing the full story—not from cable news, not from political surrogates, and certainly not from partisan sources muddying the waters. Philipp can explain what’s really happening inside Venezuela, what U.S. military planners are preparing for, what signals foreign intelligence services are sending, and how close America truly is to a strike-and-capture scenario that could mirror Panama 2.0.

This is the moment when audiences need clarity, depth, and fearlessness. Joshua Philipp delivers exactly that. Let’s bring him on.

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Relevant Article(s)

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OPTIONAL Q&A:

What is the real significance of Trump placing Nicolás Maduro on a termination list normally reserved for cartel bosses?
How close is the U.S. at this moment to a limited strike, a targeted removal, or a full-scale conflict with Venezuela?
What are the indicators that this standoff mirrors the Noriega takedown — and what signs suggest it could escalate even further?
How is the “fog of war” narrative being shaped by both Congressional Democrats and the Trump administration?
What intelligence signals or cartel-linked activity tie Maduro directly to the drug networks flooding the U.S.?
How would a sudden collapse or removal of the Maduro regime destabilize the region — or create opportunities for U.S. adversaries?
What should Americans realistically expect in the next 30 to 60 days as this confrontation intensifies?
What is the single most misunderstood element of the Venezuela crisis that viewers need clarity on right now?

ABOUT JOSHUA PHILIPP…

Joshua Philipp is an award-winning journalist and Senior Investigative Reporter at The Epoch Times. He is the host of ‘Crossroads,’ a news and analysis program on EpochTV. His works have included breakthrough investigations into the origins of Covid-19 and the Wuhan laboratory in the early days of the pandemic. He spearheaded the first documentary on the lab leak origins of the COVID-19 virus, released in April 2020. This groundbreaking documentary garnered over 75 million views, and while many tried to label it misinformation, its findings have since been vindicated by the White House and US intelligence agencies.

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM JOSHUA PHILIPP

Joshua Philipp, senior investigative reporter at The Epoch Times and a recognized China expert, has mapped out these networks during his 15-plus years of research into the CCP. He provides a deeper context on the CCP’s attempts to subvert the systems and institutions in the United States. As the Chinese regime states, they aim to “strangle you with your own systems,” and that tactic is playing out across key industries and institutions in the US.

Josh is also a leading expert on Chinese unconventional warfare and United Front operations, which he has investigated and exposed since 2008. His 15-plus years of research and investigations on the Chinese Communist Party, subversion, human rights abuses and related topics give him unique insight into the global threat and political landscape.

DOCUMENTARIES/SERIES

• Tracking Down the Origin of the Wuhan Coronavirus

• The Final War: The 100-Year Plot to Defeat America