<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear on Saturday that world leaders and bad actors should pay attention to President Donald Trump&#8217;s words, because when he says something, he means it.</p>
<p>&#8220;I hope people now understand,&#8221; Rubio posted to X. &#8220;The President of the United States is not a game player. When he tells you he&#8217;s going to do something and address a problem, he means it.&#8221;</p>
<p>After the administration successfully pulled off <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/general-razin-caine-breaks-down-incredible-details-of-operation-to-capture-maduro?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=General+‘Razin’+Caine+Breaks+Down+Incredible+Details+Of+Operation+To+Capture+Maduro">Operation Absolute Resolve</a> and captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, Rubio said during a press conference that Trump isn&#8217;t just bluster &#8212; which should be abundantly clear.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a president of action,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t understand how they haven&#8217;t figured this out. And, now, if you don&#8217;t know, now you know.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This is the way it&#8217;s going to play out, and I think people need to understand this is not a president that just talks and does letters and press conferences &#8212; if he says he&#8217;s serious about something, he means it.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I hope people now understand. The President of the United States is not a game player. When he tells you he&#8217;s going to do something and address a problem, he means it. <a href="https://t.co/bVhtqcoPWP">pic.twitter.com/bVhtqcoPWP</a></p>
<p>— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio/status/2007528891288826023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The official White House X account had some fun with Rubio&#8217;s message, posting a spliced video mocking the now-captured Maduro. The footage shows Maduro calling a former political opponent a &#8220;coward,&#8221; before cutting to Rubio&#8217;s &#8220;now you know&#8221; line while showing an image of Maduro in cuffs.</p>
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<p>The Trump administration said Maduro was offered numerous &#8220;off ramps&#8221; but refused to surrender, prompting the operation for the dictator&#8217;s arrest.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">If you don’t know, now you know 🦅 <a href="https://t.co/XrIps1OzY4">pic.twitter.com/XrIps1OzY4</a></p>
<p>— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/2007557671705293009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a similar point, saying that Trump, with this recent capture, was fulfilling campaign promises &#8212; something the president has been doing since he was sworn into office.</p>
<p>&#8220;President Trump is a decisive and strong leader who does EXACTLY what he says he’s going to do,&#8221; she posted. &#8220;During his historic campaign in 2024, President Trump explicitly promised that he would work to &#8216;demolish foreign drug cartels&#8217; to keep our citizens safe and that’s exactly what he did today through an unprecedented display of speed, precision, and power.&#8221;</p>
<p>Leavitt noted that former President Joe Biden &#8220;pathetically sat by and allowed our country to become a dumping ground for corrupt regimes in countries like Venezuela.&#8221;</p>
<p>The press secretary added that Trump&#8217;s latest moves are what &#8220;America First is all about.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Trump is a decisive and strong leader who does EXACTLY what he says he’s going to do.</p>
<p>During his historic campaign in 2024, President Trump explicitly promised that he would work to “demolish foreign drug cartels” to keep our citizens safe and that’s exactly what he… <a href="https://t.co/2oz4rEwLfn">pic.twitter.com/2oz4rEwLfn</a></p>
<p>— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/2007544513590636769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/general-razin-caine-breaks-down-incredible-details-of-operation-to-capture-maduro?author=Amanda+Prestigiacomo&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=General+‘Razin’+Caine+Breaks+Down+Incredible+Details+Of+Operation+To+Capture+Maduro">General ‘Razin’ Caine Breaks Down Incredible Details Of Operation To Capture Maduro</a></strong></p>

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