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RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Trump declares himself president of Venezuela — and sends 'wake-up call' to world

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Trump declares himself president of Venezuela — and sends 'wake-up call' to world

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RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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President Donald Trump declared Sunday night that he was the new “acting president of Venezuela” by sharing a doctored image of his online biography bearing the new title — a declaration that produced shockwaves for onlookers.“He’s spiraling into a singularity of narcissistic terror over [Jeffrey] E...
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  • justadudeingear@lemmy.world
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    I’ve been put in a 3 day hold for way less. He is insane.

  • lechekaflan@lemmy.world
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    Basically looking for a third world war.

    • Bullerfar@lemmy.world
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      That is his plan to stay in power and avoid midterms.

  • gustofwind@lemmy.world
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    “relax, you have the donald syndrome, he’s just speaking metaphorically”

    • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
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      Meanwhile, these people have Hasan Derangement Syndrome…

  • cabillaud@lemmy.world
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    Clownocracy.

    • FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafe
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      The USA would be 100x better and 100x funnier if it was run by actual clowns

      Imagine all the silly stuff they could get up to if there was just 100 clowns in the senate building

      • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works
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        Clown colleges standards are unironically too high for trump to make it into.

    • Akasazh@lemmy.world
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      Scurracracy

  • Snowclone@lemmy.world
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    He didn’t think to call Venezuela his own personal property? Free State of Venezuela. What a fool.

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    What’s happening with Epstien files

    • FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world
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      No lie, he is distracting from this story about him murdering a litter of puppies and having a wooden tent stake KICKED deep inside of his anus by a boy he was raping, after having another child shot in the head in front of the boy.

      • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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        having a wooden tent stake KICKED deep inside of his anus

        Well that would certainly explain his weird-ass iconic posture, stiff gait, and alleged near-constant incontinence!

      • Tidesphere@lemmy.world
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        Is this the Sascha Riley stuff?

        • FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world
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          Yep

          • Tidesphere@lemmy.world
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            I hadn’t heard about the puppies, tent stake, or child being shot part. That’s horrifying.

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    MAGA: Trump kindapping Maduro was justified because he was acting like a dictator and was a net negative to the people of Venezuela!

    MAGA after another world leader Kindaps Trump for doing the same thing: 😮

    • Anakin-Marc Zaeger@lemmy.world
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      Fuck kidnapping him. Just mussolini the fucking mango already.

    • lando55@lemmy.zip
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      Reglas para ti

      No para mí

  • myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip
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    Man. All them politicians in DC must be writing some mildly worded letters. Cause they sure as fuck aren’t doing anything else.

    • OshagHennessey@lemmy.world
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      No joke, the day after it happened, they said they were gonna wait a week to even vote on whether or not he was allowed to do it.

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      Their owners told them to be happy about this, so they are.

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        But the oil companies don’t even want it to begin with. I actually am starting to think he’s trying to provoke a war with anyone to distract from Epstein.

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    Trump needs to go to prison now.

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      He needed to go to prison on January 7th, 2021 with his trial starting the next day, and immediately barred from running for office under the 14th amendment of the US constitution regardless of the outcome of his trial or any pardons.

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    Might as well declare himself the Queen Of Sheba.

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    He really suppose go to prison wtf

    • rammer@sopuli.xyz
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      Venezuelan prison.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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        Straight to jail. Your rape girls, jail, you take bribes, also jail.

      • madjo@feddit.nl
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        I’d say CECOT for trump

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    Venezuela is his b plan for 2028. Presidente Donaldo por Vida!

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    Text of the Foreign Emoluments Clause, U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 8.

    “No Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States], shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

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      You say that as if Donald Trump gives any fucks what the Constitution says…

      • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Or that the other branches of government haven’t abdicated their obligations for checks and balances. They’ve given him carte blanche to be a king in this country.

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      He’s not accepting it, he’s declaring it!

      Totally different thing!

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      Thankfully his presidency over Venezuela is entirely self declared, so this is clearly not illegal then /s

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        You say /s but it is absolutely a not /s. If this goes to the SCOUS that’ll absolutely be their decision.

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      We should bring him and every elected official that takes money from Israel up on charges

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    It makes me feel really sad to see the USA go from 80s / 90s Era golden times into false wars, the murder of millions and now we just putting the building blocks in place to have a new form of the Nazi party.

    The problem is that everyone is so Tribal now and fixed into their positions I can only see it escalating. I’m worried for my children.

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      In the 80s and 90s, America was massively involved in destabilising Central America and the Middle East.

      Iran-Contra / Nicaragua, Panama, first Gulf war, Afghanistan…

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      That supposed golden age was a time of massive deregulation, which is still wreaking havoc on the country.

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    I am no legal expert, but I’m pretty sure that makes Juan Guiedo President of America.

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