On Saturday morning, people in the United States woke up to the news that Trump had bombed Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, as well as several other places in the country. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were taken into US custody to stand trial in New York. At a press conference around President Trump announced: “We are going to govern the country until we can make a safe, appropriate and judicious transition.”
Even before the press conference, protests were quickly called in both major cities and smaller towns when the news broke: 105 protests in the United States were recorded on the ANSWER Coalition list for January 3 alone, with more scheduled for the following day.
Happening Now: Massive march in New York City protesting the U.S.’s imperialist war and illegal invasion of Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/glCjQ7u89P
— Power to the People ☭🕊 (@ProudSocialist) January 3, 2026
Los Angeles out here in the rain demanding an end to US imperialist aggression in Venezuela! pic.twitter.com/ZjXLMZxZ2e
— promise li (@promise__li) January 3, 2026
The ANSWER coalition organized most of the protests in the United States, although many other left-wing groups, unions, and independents participated in them.
Left Voice members and correspondents were part of the protests in New York City, Detroit, Los Angeles and Toronto, Canada, denouncing the attacks in the strongest terms and demanding that the working class and social movements in the United States, Venezuela and throughout Latin America unite to defeat US imperialist intervention with the power of their independent mobilization.
In terms of participation in the labor movement, the AFL-CIO “condemned” Trump’s actions in Venezuela, echoing a publication by the International Trade Union Confederation, and the Chicago Teachers Union encouraged its members to attend the ANSWER Coalition protest in their city.
EMERGENCY PROTEST: NO WAR ON VENEZUELA. STOP THE BOMBINGS.
Join us in the streets to demand an end to U.S. aggression against Venezuela.
TODAY @ Federal Plaza – 5 PM pic.twitter.com/jjkLMAwFJv
— Chicago Teachers Union (@CTULocal1) January 3, 2026
The Professional Staff Congress, which represents workers at the City University of New York, had passed a resolution two weeks ago denouncing US military involvement in Venezuela, but has so far made no new statement about the January 3 attacks.
“We want an end to forever wars –– we absolutely demand it!”
More than 1,000 demonstrators take the streets in Chicago to say that a war against Venezuela is not in our interests –– in fact, 70% of Americans REJECT it! Hands off Venezuela! pic.twitter.com/0U1JRKyIOW
— ANSWER Coalition (@answercoalition) January 3, 2026
Considering Trump’s plans to temporarily “rule” Venezuela and allow oil companies to plunder its natural resources, this is just the beginning of the need to mobilize against this renewed and growing era of US imperialism in Venezuela. The January 3 protests were widespread, but relatively small: a truly powerful anti-war movement in the United States would unite the struggles against the genocide in Gaza, the war in Ukraine, anti-immigration policies, and the still-developing situation in Venezuela in a forceful and coordinated repudiation of imperialism and militarization. It requires coordinated and sustained actions by workers, youth and the left, united against the American war machine.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
