Last Squeeze🍊— 1.5.2026 — Donalds Hauls $45 Million in 2025 — DOJ Indictment Charges Maduro and Others — and More...

Last Squeeze🍊— 1.5.2026 — Donalds Hauls $45 Million in 2025 — DOJ Indictment Charges Maduro and Others — and More...

Florida's Last Political Squeeze of the Day

Daniel Molina
Daniel Molina
January 5, 2026

Byron Donalds Hauls $45M in 2025, Over $13M in Q4 for Gubernatorial Bid

Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) raised a whopping $45 million in 2025, including $13.1 million in the fourth quarter, according to his campaign and political action committee Friends of Byron Donalds. READ MORE.

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Squeezers

Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Renner: "Maduro's regime profited from over $2 Billion in human trafficking. Breaking his power will give law enforcement a chance to disrupt one of the world's worst criminal enterprises."

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "The leaks to the Press regarding the Venezuela mission is dangerous. Anyone who saw those plans needs to be polygraphed."

Republican Party of Florida Chair Evan Power: "The @FloridaGOP is investing in our county parties to win races up and down the ballot."

Rep. María Elvira Salazar: "President Trump is right: without Maduro, the Cuban regime is exposed and under pressure."

 

FIU
FIU

Rep. Byron Donalds

 

Byron Donalds Calls Out Florida Democrats for Defending Maduro — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) called out Democrats, including the 2026 gubernatorial candidates in Florida, for defending and staying silent about Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro after his recent capture by the U.S. military in a post to X (formerly Twitter).

DOJ Release New Indictment Charging Maduro and Associates — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — A U.S. Justice Department indictment was unsealed in federal court in New York, charging recently captured Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro with narco-terrorism conspiracy, weapons charges, and cocaine-importation conspiracy.

Trump Says the U.S. Will 'Run' Venezuela 'Properly' Post Maduro — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — President Donald Trump has said that his administration will temporarily run Venezuela now that Dictator Nicholas Maduro has been arrested.

Carlos Gimenez Defends Maduro's Capture, Accuses Democrats of Defending 'Narco Terrorist' — By The Floridian's Adrian Morgade — Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R) defended President Donald Trump’s military operation to secure and capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Mike Waltz Declares 'We are Not at War with Venezuela' — By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich — United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz appeared before the United Nations Security Council after the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, stressing that the United States is not at war with the country, that the Trump Administration's actions were lawful, and that Maduro's fraudulent reelection in 2024 was already declared illegitimate.

 

FPL
FPL

Rubio says US Won't 'Run' Venezuela Directly — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday joined several news programs to discuss the Trump administration’s plan to ‘run’ Venezuela, following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which occurred on Saturday.

Byron Donalds Hauls $45M in 2025, Over $13M in Q4 for Gubernatorial Bid — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) raised a whopping $45 million in 2025, including $13.1 million in the fourth quarter, according to his campaign and political action committee Friends of Byron Donalds.

Trump Renews Calls to Annex Greenland After Maduro's Capture — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — A day after the U.S.’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump on Sunday reiterated his stance on the self-governing Danish territory, Greenland.

DeSantis Slams 'Yoke' Maduro Regime in First Comments Since Dictator's Capture — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered his first remarks since the apprehension of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro by U.S. military forces over the weekend while speaking at "Deportation Depot" in Sanderson this week.

DeSantis Announces Over 10,000 Illegal Alien Arrests Under 'Operation Tidal Wave' — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that more than 10,000 illegal aliens have been arrested in Florida as part of "Operation Tidal Wave" while speaking at the "Deportation Depot" in Sanderson this week.

 

The Last Squeeze is posted by Daniel Molina and Javier Manjarres

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Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.

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