Donald Trump says he will go to Venezuela if he loses election
www.newsweek.com
Trump told Elon Musk in an interview that they could meet in Venezuela as it is "a far safer place to meet than our country."

Headline slightly sensationalised compared to article content. But he did say he’d go to Venezuela if he loses.

  • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    “The United States isn’t sending their best. They’re sending rapists, they’re criminals…”

  • norimee@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Haven’t the Venezuelans to deal with enough shit?

    He is like “Who around here is the most down, so I can kick them even more?”

    • LimeZest@discuss.tchncs.de
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      11 months ago

      It was in the midst of claiming Venezuela dumped all of its criminals in the US. In Trump’s view Venezuela is safer than the US since America let all the Venezuelan criminals in through that open border.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Yeah, but imagine if it were the 60s and that claim was being made about the USSR, that it’s safer than the US because all the criminals were sent to America, so he’s going to go to the USSR if he loses.

        The Republicans are still stuck in “we hate commies” mode. So this is a very weird thing for Trump to say.

      • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 months ago

        It’s really just balancing the criminal deficit to send them a 34x convicted criminal.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Venezuela is an ally of Russia.

      Venezuela is an authoritarian state (for the moment).

      Venezuela is thus perfect for Trump.

      It all makes more sense when you realize these people don’t know what ‘communism’ or ‘socialism’ are. It’s just an alternative word for ‘bad’ to them. I once heard a Republican blame companies raising gas prices at the pump on ‘socialism’.

  • Coach@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The mob speak is insane, but in reality, would this be grounds to revoke any bail/bonds he’s currently on?

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      11 months ago

      Yeah, everyone is saying this is him saying he’s going to bail, and yeah I agree but I also read more into it. I saw it as a signal to his base that they have “a plan” to retreat and re-strategize or whatever. Why would he just give up and live quietly in Venezuela? If this dude loses, he will make Kamala’s life a living hell.

      And I bet there are Americans willing to follow him there (good riddance tbh).

  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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    11 months ago

    Does Venezuela give consent? I guess that’s never mattered before anyway.

  • rustyfish@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    In 2022, it was reported that Vladimir Putin and his top leadership were developing a backup plan to flee to Venezuela if Russia were defeated in Ukraine.

    Like a dog. Right to his masters lap, I see.

    • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Won’t go to China and be a puppet they can parade around.

      Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Cuba would suck for lifestyle and stability.

      Brazil has a chance of maybe later changing their minds and wanting them gone.

      What an amazing list of allies to turn to. And after all of them thinking Venezuela is the best bet for not ending up like Gaddafi.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I don’t disagree with the analogy, but Trump compares people negatively to dogs so often (and famously hates dogs) that I’m not a big fan of it.

  • Icalasari@fedia.io
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    11 months ago

    Imagine if the Project 2025 plans to question the results and bring it to the corrupt supreme court all failed because Trump impulsively fled? Would be hilarious