The President of the United States, Donald Trump, gave a speech in Washington this Tuesday (6), to Republican Party deputies, praising United States military action in Venezuelalast Saturday (3). That morning, the country’s military kidnapped the president, Nicolás Maduro, and the first lady, Cília Flores.
To parliamentarians, Trump said, without giving further details, that “on the other side, many died” in the operation, specifying that there were “many Cubans” among the dead.
The speech to his party colleagues was made to mark the beginning of the year at the North American Congress.
“The operation in Venezuela was very complex. We had 152 aircraft involved, and a lot of people on the ground. But I think it was incredible, no one died. On the other side, yes, many died. Unfortunately, I must say. Many Cubans”, said Trump, referring to Maduro’s security guards.
Trump spoke directly about the president of Venezuela. “He was a violent guy. He tried to imitate my dance, but he’s a violent guy,” he said, remembering a video in which Maduro did a dance similar to Trump’s a few months ago.
The North American president continued to praise the work of his country’s army in South America.
“We cut off electricity in almost the entire country, that’s when they realized there was a problem. In Caracas, the only people who had light were those with candles. It was a tactically brilliant attack.”
For the president of the United States, his country has proven that it has the most powerful, lethal and sophisticated military force on the planet.
“There’s no one even close to us. No one can face us, there’s no discussion about it.”
Trump also criticized the Democratic Party, which was against US actions in Venezuela. He spoke badly of protesters in New York, who protested against Maduro’s kidnapping. “These people in New York get paid,” the president said.
“Cold-Blooded Deaths”
Last Sunday (4), Venezuela’s Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrino, said that a large part of Nicolas Maduro’s security team was killed “in cold blood” during the attack carried out by the United States.
“Soldiers and innocent citizens,” Padrino said, without citing specific names or numbers. The statement was made on video, in which the minister appears accompanied by members of the country’s Armed Forces.
Upon reading an official statement, Padrino rejected US intervention in the country and demanded the release of Maduro, who is being held in New York on charges of narco-terrorism.
