Trump's Second Term

[Andy_Ross]

Q: China, Russia, and Iran have interests in Venezuela. How does this operation affect your relationships with them?

TRUMP: In terms of other countries that want oil, we're in the oil business. We're gonna sell it to them. We'll be selling oil.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007504367436316883

 

[shemp]

He says it's a partnership

Trump: "This partnership of Venezuela with the United States of America, a country that everybody wants to be involved with because of what we're able to do and accomplish, will make the people of Venezuela rich, independent, and safe."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007494631378813355

So what exactly has he done to make this happen? Do we still have boots and arms on the ground there? Are we physically in control? Or is this just ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ that will soon become apparent?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Q: The US has something of a mixed record of ousting dictators without necessarily a plan for what comes after---

TRUMP: Not with me. That's when we had different presidents. With me, we've had a perfect track record of winning.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007504099881656393

 

[Andy_Ross]

So what exactly has he done to make this happen? Do we still have boots and arms on the ground there? Are we physically in control? Or is this just ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ that will soon become apparent?

Trump: "There is nobody to take over. You have a vice president who has been appointed by Maduro. She's I guess the president. She was sworn in just a little while ago. She had a long conversation with Marco and she said, 'We'll do whatever you need.' She really doesn't have a choice."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007504780940161164

 

[Jack by the hedge]

Rubio: "If I lived in Havana in the government, I'd be concerned"

Then I'd remember Cuba has no oil, and roll over and go back to sleep.

 

[shemp]

Trump: "There is nobody to take over. You have a vice president who has been appointed by Maduro. She's I guess the president. She was sworn in just a little while ago. She had a long conversation with Marco and she said, 'We'll do whatever you need.' She really doesn't have a choice."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007504780940161164

Yeah, that never happened.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

How about that, Marco? Bet you didn't imagine a year ago you'd be viceroy of Venezuela.

 

[Wudang]

The United States is a gangster state at home and a rogue state abroad

And how this is ultimately the fault of Congress and the Supreme Court.

emptycity.substack.com

 

[Andy_Ross]

Quarter of a war.

Trump: "I settled eight and one quarter war. You know what the one quarter was? Thailand and Cambodia. I did it again .... I'm giving myself one quarter."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007507217252053127

 

[shemp]

Quarter of a war.

Trump: "I settled eight and one quarter war. You know what the one quarter was? Thailand and Cambodia. I did it again .... I'm giving myself one quarter."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007507217252053127

◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ worthless ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊.

 

[acbytesla]

Trump just said he vetoed water project in Colorado because people are leaving Colorado. Another justification pulled out of his ass.

Fact:
2000 Census population 4,301,261
2010 Census reported 5,029,196
2020 Census reported 5,773,714
Finally, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Colorado population at approximately 5,901,339 as of July 1, 2024,

WTH is this moronic sleazeball talking about?

 

[Garrison]

So it seems the USA will act an an occupying power in Venezuela, only allowing elections when its safe, sounds like a trial run for November.

Venezuela latest: Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela until 'safe transition can take place'

The president says the US launched an "air, land and sea" operation to take Maduro; Venezuela has called it "extremely serious military aggression".

www.bbc.co.uk

What Trump said about Venezuela operationpublished at 18:00
18:00​

We've just been hearing from Donald Trump after the US launched strikes on Venezuela and captured its President, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. Here are the key lines:

• US to 'run' Venezuela: Trump says the US is "going to run" Venezuela until "a safe, proper and judicious transition" of power. He was pressed on how exactly the US would do this, but did not provide detail
• Oil infrastructure: He also says US companies will go into Venezuela to fix its oil infrastructure and "start making money for the country"
• US prepared for second attack: He says the US is prepared to stage a second attack on Venezuela, but it is probably not necessary
• A 'partnership': Trump then spoke of a "partnership" between the US and Venezuela, which he says will make Venezuelans "rich, independent and safe". He referred to Maduro as an "illegitimate dictator"
• What's next?: Maduro and his wife are being taken to New York to face drug trafficking-related charges, the US president adds. Maduro has previously denied being the leader of a drug cartel

 

[Andy_Ross]

Boots on the ground.
They stole our oil!
Money!

Reporter: Will U.S. Troops be on the ground? How will that work?

Trump: We are not afraid of boots on the ground. We had boots on the ground last night. We are not afraid of it. We’re going to run the country right. It’s going to make a lot of money. They stole our oil.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007502437486379167

 

[Safe-Keeper]

US prepared for second attack: He says the US is prepared to stage a second attack on Venezuela, but it is probably not necessary

'Nice country you got there...'

 

[Planigale]

Trump will adopt a corporatist approach. Like a private equity group taking over a failing company, they will asset strip and load the victim with the debt of the take over.

The security and management of services we can assume will be taken over by private for profit US companies. Venezuelan liabilities will be covered by a lien on oil sales and assets.

At the end of the day the people might end off better off than now but they will be for ever a client of US corporations that will own all of Venezuelan assets. We can assume the the new Venezuelan constitution will be modelled on Project 2025. Almost a test bed for MAGA economic 'theories'.

Smuggling and crime will no doubt be taken over by traditional US criminals like the mafia.

 

[Planigale]

If Trump gets away with this, we can expect Greenland next, then perhaps in Trump's third term Canada.

 

[Garrison]

If Trump gets away with this, we can expect Greenland next, then perhaps in Trump's third term Canada.

Let's be very clear the rest of the world can do nothing to stop Trump, that is entirely down to the politicians, judiciary, military and ordinary citizens of the USA to do something about. The rest of the world can do ◊◊◊◊ all about the mess the US electorate made.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Panama to steal control of the canal first

 

[Resume]

If Trump gets away with this, we can expect Greenland next, then perhaps in Trump's third term Canada.

He's going to get away with it, and a ◊◊◊◊ ton more before he --and Nosferatu-- are done.

 

[acbytesla]

Trump proves again he is nothing but a thief. Venezuela has oil and his supporters in the oil industry want the profits. Venezuela nationalized the Oil industry in 1976. 50 years ago. This was never about drugs. Note, we aren't invading Colombia. But I bet the oil companies are drooling over Iran right now. Another nation where the US deposed their leader over oil.