The president's comments aboard Air Force One contrasted with the diplomatic tone of Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez, who extended an invitation to work with the U.S.

Trump’s comments aboard Air Force One contrasted with the diplomatic tone of Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez, who extended an invitation to work with the U.S.

Donald Trump stated late Sunday that “we’re in charge” of Venezuela, while warning its interim leader Delcy Rodríguez that she will fare “probably worse” than captured President Nicolas Maduro if she does not cooperate.

It was his latest threat to Rodríguez, the former vice president, who struck a more diplomatic tone as she extended an invitation to work with the U.S. “on an agenda of cooperation” and “within the framework of international law.”

Trump threatened military action against Colombia, drawing backlash from its president, but said there were no plans for immediate intervention in Cuba, predicting its government was “just going to fall.” He again outlined his desire to take over Greenland, drawing widespread pushback including from NATO ally Denmark, which governs the Arctic island nation.

    • Ooops@feddit.org
      41·
      4 days ago

      Nazis actually took control of things and did not loudly cry “We are in charge now! So the people actually in charge should do what we say!”

    • Bakkoda@lemmy.world
      14·
      4 days ago

      The trick is to say 20 different things across 100 different headlines and then no one can clearly articulate an argument because there’s 20 different takes. Honestly it’s brilliant. Firehose of propaganda.

      • krashmo@lemmy.world
        51·
        4 days ago

        It’s not a sane plan at all. It only works because we are not a sane nation and half the government refuses to hold him accountable for anything. The obvious counter to this strategy is to impeach him for being a lunatic with no coherent plans who lies about everything.

        • RagingRobot@lemmy.world
          3·
          4 days ago

          I’d argue that pretty much everyone I know is sane. I think the issue is more that all of our technology and culture has rapidly evolved and the laws that protect us have not so now it’s easier for these groups to take control. This regime has done a ton of illegal or immoral things and our laws failed to bring them to justice every single time. The laws are all setup so you can pay your way out of justice and only a few people have enough money

    • 0tan0d@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 days ago

      Another raid to arrest her but they drop a box of fenty on the ground while cartoonishly saying it just fell out of her pocket. What did people expect putting a felon in the white house?

  • whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    71·
    4 days ago

    Let’s check the Venezuela Constitution… Yep it says Trump can fuck off nothing about a change of leadership by foreign governments starting a war by kidnapping the president.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    3·
    4 days ago

    You’d think we’d reach some kind of embarrassment horizon with this guy but no. Still going.

    Even if the corporate news sewers weren’t complicit, no one wants to know.