President Trump joyously posted a video clip Saturday ridiculing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro – airing his rival’s previous taunts in a mocking clip hours after saying the US will now “run” Venezuela.
“Venga por mi!” the now ousted dictator shouts in a 2024 speech.
English subtitles below translate his quote while stark music plays. “Come for me,” Maduro taunts while addressing a crowd. “I’m waiting for you here in Maraflores! Don’t take too long to arrive, coward!”
Miraflores is a reference to the presidential palace in Caracas.
The video then does a quick cut to another emotional clip – this one of actor Kevin James at the 2007 Dayton 500, in a clip meant to juxtapose “Maduro” and “Trump,” making clear who is getting the last laugh.
“I’ve just got three things to say. God Bless our troops. God Bless America. And Gentlemen, start your engines!” Trump roars – with images of a Bald Eagle.
The clip also shows videos of the US attack that seized Maduro and his wife, first lady Celia Flores, and deposited them on the USS Iwo Jima to bring them to New York to face charges.
The clip had been making the rounds on Facebook before Trump posted it, hours after declaring the operation a success while calling Maduro a “dictator” and a “tough cookie.”
It wraps the Venezuela operation in the American flag at a time when some Democrats including “squad” leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and new Mayor Zohran Mamdani are ripping it.
An August Yahoo News fact check on the video claims that Maduro’s fiery speech was not taunting the US after the Justice Department announced a $50 million reward for information leading to his capture, but was actually tearing into opposition rival Edmundo González Urrutia, who blasted the integrity of the 2024 election that allowed Maduro to stay in power.
The US under the Biden administration recognized González as the legitimate winner.
Trump was a prolific poster on a day he also issued a warning to Colombia and Cuba.”
