Like a good world leader, Trump announced that he’s trying to achieve world peace as a New Year’s resolution to ring in 2026. But he skipped the part where he tells us that his “Global Harmony” means military intervention and a casual kidnapping.
Most of us usually make it at least until the first weekend of January before we abandon our gym memberships and eat a box of donuts. But Donald Trump isn’t most people. When he told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve bash that his resolution for the year was “Peace. Peace on Earth,” we almost believed him. For about 72 hours.
Fast forward to January 3, and the “Peace on Earth” tour has officially taken a detour through Caracas. In a move that escalated faster than a Twitter feud, Trump ordered the bombing of strategic targets in Venezuela. The United States military then launched a “large-scale strike” on Venezuela, with at least seven major explosions rocking the capital city of Caracas.
According to reports, elite Delta Force units targeted military installations, including the La Carlota air base and the Fuerte Tiuna barracks (via Al Jazeera). And for the grand finale, we got the literal kidnapping of the country’s President. Shortly after 4:30 a.m. ET, Trump confirmed on Truth Social that President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been captured and flown out of the country.
So, in Trump-speak, “Peace” translates to “High-altitude explosives and a tactical extraction.” As news of the strikes broke, the internet pointed out Trump’s mile-wide hypocrisy with a side of digital salt. One user pointed out that Trump’s resolution felt a bit recycled. They wrote, “@POTUS couldn’t come up with anything original, so he went with the beauty pageant go-to ‘peace on earth.’”
Honestly, we’d have preferred he just promised to stop posting in all caps. We’d have been fine if he broke that resolution in an hour. But world peace isn’t something a President should be joking about. Others noted the irony of a billionaire preaching tranquility while literally holding the world’s biggest detonator. “Peace on Earth? Bold move for a guy who lives in a golden tower,” one user mocked.
Another cynical observer added, “The more politicians shake the air about peace, the less likely it is to come.” The timeline didn’t go unnoticed either. “This didn’t last long LOL,” one response read, summarising the collective whiplash of the nation. The geopolitical “strategy” also drew fire. One user also sarcastically noted the recurring theme of “Peace by bombing the Middle East.” Though we’ve shamelessly moved on to South America now.
It’s an Olympic-level feat of irony to claim you want a quiet year while simultaneously kicking off a regime-change-by-force mission before the holiday leftovers are even cold. But hey, resolutions are made to be broken, right? Usually, it’s just a diet. For Trump, it’s the sovereignty of an entire nation.
Published: Jan 3, 2026 03:02 pm