Georgia Howe

Then there's China.

Chinese officials were in Venezuela meeting with Maduro just hours before the attack.

They said they are, quote, deeply shocked and strongly condemned the United States for, quote, hegemonic acts.

But on the other side, you have those who are very happy with it, including Argentina's conservative president, Javier Millet.

He praised Trump's actions and called this a, quote, decisive advance against narco-terrorism.

And then there's Maria Carino Mochado, a Venezuelan opposition leader who recently fled the country.

She posted a statement celebrating the capture of Maduro, saying to her fellow Venezuelans that, quote, the hour of liberty has arrived.

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The sweeping fraud allegations coming out of Minnesota have sparked demands for more investigations and further action from political leaders in DC to protect against billions more in taxpayer dollars getting funneled into the hands of fraudsters.

President Trump issues a stark warning to Tehran and its proxies as he hosts Israel's prime minister at Mar-a-Lago.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley.

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history.

Here to talk about how that meeting went is Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce.

So, Tim, President Trump followed up his Ukraine sit-down on Sunday with a big Middle East meeting on Monday.

What took place at that meeting?

Now, earlier this year, the U.S.

and Israel did a combined strike on Iran's military capabilities and really dealt a pretty significant blow to their nuclear program.

Where do things stand now with regards to tensions between the U.S.