Trump says democracy must be restored in Venezuela soon

[bucolic_frolic]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted democracy restored soon in Venezuela and warned that the United States might take additional measures to apply pressure on the oil-producing nation.

At a dinner with Latin American leaders on the fringes of the U.N. General Assembly, Trump said the Venezuelan people were starving and their country was collapsing.

The United States, which has applied financial sanctions against Venezuela, is prepared to take additional steps if the Socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro continues on a path to authoritarian rule, he said.

Calling the situation in Venezuela “completely unacceptable,” Trump he called for a full restoration of democracy and political freedoms, adding: “We want it to

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This is really really rich subliminal projection. He points the finger at Venezuela.

How about restoring democracy in AMERICA first?

[Podkayne K]

1. One of my favorite Bumper Stickers:

Don't mess with the US... or we'll bring democracy to your country!

[Botany]

2. "Trump says democracy must be restored in Venezuela soon" .....

.... or he will do what exactly?

[rurallib]

3. the boy is looking for a war and a win

so he, Ivanka, Junior and the other one will suit up in the very best military duds and go down and give Venezuela a proper thrashing!

[George II]

4. Did he say anything about democracy being restored in the United States?

[Lucky Luciano]

11. My first thought too. nt

[Crash2Parties]

5. Huh. It's like we have an Oil Exec running the State Department

[lunasun]

6. +1 - Hmm Yes it is

[leon8822]

7. That's some funny shit what about this country

[gopiscrap]

8. tell trump that Democracy must be restroed in the US"

[ananda]

9. That's rich ..

.. since we don't have a democracy here right now.

[Doreen]

10. What the flip!!

He wants Valenzuela to have its democracy back but he is fine with destroying ours? What a vile piece of dripping shit.

[yuiyoshida]

12. Personally, I think it should be restored in the UNITED STATES FIRST....

BAKA YARO... TRUMP.

[pbmus]

13. Petrodollars are becoming petroyuans and petroruble

And the Big Con and his cronies are playing the world....for a smuck...

[dflprincess]

14. Reminds me of when Bush, Jr. said we'd open relations with Cuba when Cuba had "fair, open elections"

and Castro replied "You first."