The Digest:
UK Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch has described the US military operation that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as “morally right,” drawing on her childhood experience living under military rule in Nigeria.
Key Points:
- Kemi Badenoch said the US removal of Maduro was “morally right.”
- She cited her upbringing in Nigeria under military rule as shaping her view
- Badenoch described Venezuela under Maduro as a “gangster state.”
- Maduro was sworn in for a third term in 2025 after disputed elections
- He and his wife are currently in New York, facing drug and weapons charges
- Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges
- Badenoch acknowledged the legal uncertainty but affirmed the moral justification
Sources: TheCable, BBC Radio 4
