As U.S.-supported unrest continues to escalate in Venezuela, isolationist President Trump has issued a series of tweets warning Cuban troops and militia to stop assisting the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 30, 2019
UPDATE....embargo, together with highest-level sanctions, will be placed on the island of Cuba. Hopefully, all Cuban soldiers will promptly and peacefully return to their island!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 30, 2019
Mad man Bolton weighs in:
The US will consider sanctions off ramps for Venezuelan officials & military members who take concrete, measurable steps to support democracy & freedom in Venezuela. Maduro’s cronies should accept Interim President Guaido’s offers of amnesty & work with us to secure their future.— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) April 30, 2019
UPDATE 2.@vladimirpadrino, @Ivanr_HD, @MaikelMorenoTSJ: Your time is up. This is your last chance. Accept Interim President Guaido’s amnesty, protect the Constitution, and remove Maduro, and we will take you off our sanctions list. Stay with Maduro, and go down with the ship.— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) April 30, 2019
Pompeo: Maduro's airplane was ready to leave this morning — then Russia stopped him
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaking to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” just moments ago, claimed that Nicolás Maduro was preparing to leave Venezuela "this morning" but was talked out of it by the Russians.
“We’ve watched throughout the day, it’s been a long time since anyone’s seen Maduro,” Pompeo said. “He had an airplane on the tarmac, he was ready to leave this morning as we understand it and the Russians indicated he should stay.”
Pompeo later added, "He was headed for Havana."
UPDATE 3
McAdams: The Neocons have boxed Trump into a corner.
UPDATE 4
Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs tweets:
US Nat Sec Advisor Bolton is pathological liar who misinforms Trump. There are no Cuban troops in #Venezuela; nor are there any Cubans taking part in military or security operations there. Only medical staff in humanitarian mission. I strongly reject Trump’s total blockade threat— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) April 30, 2019
UPDATE 5
Hmmm.
There are unconfirmed reports of unusual Naval ship movements, including troop carrier ships, that are heading in the general direction of the Venezuela coast line.#SOUTHCOM statement on #OperacionLibertad: "We are monitoring the recent developments in #Venezuela closely & are in close contact with our partners in the region, our interagency partners & senior leaders. At the present time, U.S. Southern Command's mission remains unchanged." pic.twitter.com/QqBT2KHSkp— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) April 30, 2019
UPDATE 6
Intense skirmishes between government forces and protesters continue tonight in #Caracas.— 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡 𝘾𝙧𝙖𝙗 (@IntelCrab) May 1, 2019
Numerous casualties are feared; especially around the neighborhood of #Altamira. pic.twitter.com/lJByu5Tasw
-RW
The Idiocrat in Chief has risen to new heights of lunacy.
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to think that Trump either is being drugged or is developing dementia. Or both.
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