Venezuelan president's son: We would take the White House

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

The son of the president of Venezuela on Saturday reportedly threatened to seize the White House should the United States resort to military action in the South American nation.

"If the unlikely event of defiling the homeland came to pass, the rifles would arrive in New York, " Nicolás Maduro Guerra said to state media, as reported by CNN.

"Mr. Trump, we would arrive and take the White House."

Guerra’s comments came one day after President Trump said he won’t rule out military action in Venezuela, which has been embroiled by anti-government protests in the last few months.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/346408-venezuelan-presidents-son-we-would-take-the-white-house

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Stupid, juvenile threat.

Normally I'd expect Trump to counter this with an equally stupid and juvenile threat of his own, but at the moment he seems to be lying low after the fiasco with his idiotically weak and vague statement yestserday.

[EX500rider]

1. So fly in commercial? Then maybe a Greyhound to D.C.? lol

[Chemisse]

2. This is the level Trump has lowered us to.

I wonder if he will be able to resist responding. Perhaps another nuclear threat would entertain him.

[Igel]

12. No, this is the level Maduro's been at.

It's just that as a riposte to a Trumpism it's a bit newsworthy.

Otherwise it's an embarrassment and ignored.

It would be somewhat pleasant to say that Maduro lowered the level of dialog since taking over from Chavez. Sadly, I cannot. At least not say that and consider that I'm being truthful.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Trump will hunker down in Bedminster.

Don't waste your time, kid.

[geek tragedy]

4. even dumber than his dad, the concrete chip doesn't fall far from the block nt

[procon]

5. Another pissing contest. Unfortunately for Trump, like most men his age,

he likely has a problem with a weak stream.

[Angry Dragon]

6. 'idiotically weak and vague ........... that is Trump'

[DFW]

7. Sounds like he studied geography at Liberty University's Caracas camous n/t

[Scurrilous]

13. LOL

1) Land in NY.

2) Take White House.

3)

[DFW]

14. Maybe he'll attack the first White Castle hamburger stand nearest La Guardia

Shoot the place up, steal a day's supply of buns, declare victory, and fly home.

[neeksgeek]

8. Oh, please!

Even with the current fiasco that passes for the Executive Branch, a Venezuelan incursion into New York, or Washington, DC (or wherever it is, exactly, that the White House really is these days...) would end badly for the invaders.

[mr_lebowski]

9. Yeah, totally seems like their military would be a highly disciplined and very powerful unit ...

At this particular moment in time.

I'm SURE they're totally ready for some far-flung, international exploits, kicking ass vs. a heavily-armed-nuclear super-power ... like the USA.

Dunno about y'all, but I, for one, am quaking in my boots ... given how the Venezuelan Armed Forces are both feared and simultaneously renowned the world over for their bravery, ferocity, and sheer brutality/cruelty.

Thank God, we have Herr Drumpf to save und lead us ... USA Über Alles!

[whistler162]

10. Venezuela is no Grand Fenwick

[Downtown Hound]

11. Haha, good luck with that

Stupidity: not just an American trait.

[yellowcanine]

15. Does he think Trump Tower is the White House?

Or that the WH is in NYC?

[Vinca]

16. Oh, no. Dear Leader will be issuing a nuke threat against Venezuela now.

[struggle4progress]

17. Jow sweet! Venezuela is working to increase tourism in DC!

[HAB911]

18. Marco Rubio under increased security amid potential death order from Venezuela

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/sen-marco-rubio-under-increased-security-amid-potential-death-order-from/2333600

[NotASurfer]

19. Their only chance would be if tRump called up the militia n/t