Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN) – Screencap of YouTube video.One of the reasons that the military operation to take Maduro went so flawlessly is because there were no leaks. The reason why there were no leaks, is because the Democrats were not briefed on it.Republican Congressman Tim Burchett of Tennessee talked about this in a video this morning, noting that if Democrats had been briefed, they would have run straight to the media and he is exactly right.Democrats would have done anything they could to sabotage this move, even if it put the lives of American soldiers at risk. They would do anything to make Trump look bad.Watch Burchett’s video below: JUST IN: Rep. Tim Burchett is CALLING IT LIKE IT IS after Trump captures Maduro"Of course [Democrats] WEREN'T briefed, they would have run straight to the media!” pic.twitter.com/dRPfijMy6Z“He's a narco-terrorist—the chinese communist party was meeting with him, and we…— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 3, 2026 Burchett released this brief official statement earlier today:Rep. Burchett’s Statement on the Capture of Nicolas MaduroNicolas Maduro is a thug and a narcoterrorist, responsible for the murder of countless Americans. Today, the heavy hand of American justice brought Maduro out of hiding, ending his tyrannical regime once and for all.Thank you to President Trump, Secretary Rubio, Secretary Hegseth, and our brave service members who carried out this operation.Watch Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington State complaining about this earlier today:Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is mad she wasn’t briefed on the perfect operation in Venezuela.Nobody cares what she thinks. They only care not to tell her anything because she’d then leak it to try to get Americans k*lled.Jayapal is a deranged lunatic.pic.twitter.com/KphNFqAywX— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) January 3, 2026 People have been talking about this on Twitter/X. I’m going to note that since @SecWar @PeteHegseth barred the media from the Pentagon, there were no leaks of this operation.That’s not a coincidence.— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) January 3, 2026 Quite a reveal for where we are that Democrats weren’t briefed pre-raid because we knew for a fact they would leak it to ruin the operation.Just wrap your mind around that. Democrats are so demonic they’d kill our troops for political power. That’s…not a good place to be.— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) January 3, 2026 How sad is it that we expect Members of Congress (democrats) to leak classified information to our enemies?— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) January 4, 2026 This was a lesson learned. If the Trump administration wants to keep something like this quiet, they can’t tell the Democrats about it ahead of time. It’s sad but that is just simple reality.The post Congressman Tim Burchett: Democrats Weren’t Briefed on Maduro Operation Because ‘They Would Have Run Straight to the Media’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.