After his administration has spent months calling on Russia to end its support of Nicolas Maduro, the embattled socialist president of Venezuela, and withdraw Russian troops from the country, President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin"feel the same way" on the country.
Russia has boosted Maduro, who has faced months of protests over Venezuela's economic crisis and his seizure of power. Those protests are expected to continue on Saturday after opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido, who the U.S. and 53 countries have recognized as Venezuela's legitimate leader, said he and his supporters"will mobilize the main military units throughout the country.
Pompeo spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and reiterated that message. He stressed that Russia's"intervention ... is destabilizing for Venezuela" and"urged Russia to cease support for Nicolas Maduro." Beyond the contingent of troops Russia has confirmed it sent to Venezuela, Pompeo said Thursday there were Russian"people working over there in the hundreds, if not more." He did not provide evidence for that statement, but he added it was critical for U.S. national security that"countries like Russia don’t continue to have the foothold that they have literally hundreds of miles from our shores.
TheView Yeah, like a Russian base. We’ll be surrounded by rUsSiA, from Cuba, Venezuela, & rUsSiA.
Do believe what you see and hear from this guy. A Traitor in plain sight. No excuses here. Full blown pride and Praise for a Dictator. Putin being promoted as a Champion of Good. How can any person of right mind listen to this blooming idiot. Putin authorizes assassinations. OMG
TheView Why would anyone believe that
A descriptive word here is TRAITOR. This guy is promoting a known intruder of our voting system.Our most sacred right.The Republicans in senate and Congress should resign in shame for allowing this stupid statement from The President.Praising a dictator and abuser of human rights
I try very hard to maintain a modicum of civility on Twitter. So I'm urging GOPLeader and senatemajldr to kindly go to realDonaldTrump and explain the broader, very serious implications of this foreign policy debacle.
Unfortunate comment from our president.
Yes, we all know how concerned Vladimir Putin is about doing positive things!!
Two poles of the same magnet.!!!!!!!!!
Russian troops and supplies are already in Venezuela, but Trump “believes” Putin, so...
TRUMP TOWER in Caracas?
TheView Stay out of Venezuela. Nothing to gain, so let it be.
Trump mouth piece for putin! That is because he is a Russian asset! White house president is Putin's zombie! Get the Russians out of our backyard! Nukes and troops sound like invasion!
Ah duped again, President Pathetic
oh my really come on folks wake up
Mutual Diplomacy in cleaning this mess up.
What’s positive Donald? Putin has a foothold in Western Hemisphere where oil is plentiful. That’s Putin positive outcome you dork!
Definitely trump is a putin's chum. Lol, putin and trump have assured each other that the white men will run the show on earth from their Helsinki summit. In that spirit, putin enjoys his view on how dumb the pentagon brass could be.
He's already there
Then why are Russian and Chinese troops deployed to Venezuela?
TheView Trump believes this
We've already done too much harm to Venezuela with sanctions, threats, aiding coup. We complain about election interference? What about literally helping overthrow a democratically-elected government? HandsOffVenezuela
This is a fact. Trump is lousy with facts it is true... in fact he is an outrageous liar & completely amoral. But, like a broken clock being right twice a day he is right on this particular point.
TheView If you buy that your really gonna build a lot of T-rump properties in Russia.
TheView And he knows this how?
And we would like to see something positive happen in Washington!
Putin must have great time talking with such a gullible potus
Then he laughed as he hung up the phone...we have a stupid president...
TheView So now Trump speaks for Putin.
TheView Putin is very much in control there and in the US. Putin is the President, Trump is just the brand. His fear of this guy is truly embarrassing.
Trump moving to Venezuela would be positive 😂😂
We speak for Russia on world matters now?
Hahahahaha. They do have a lot in common. Lying for sure. He is already in Venezuela but enough of that. Let’s talk about interference in US elections. They didn’t discuss that. Any Republicans out there want to chastise Putin about that? Trump should have but coward never asked
I'm for leaving Venezuela alone... However, Trump's people have been foaming at the mouth to invade Venezuela (along with most of the western world).. If Trump let's Russia walk-in and become Maduro's protector, then it's clear Trump is a Putin puppet. Clear as day...
Venezuela 3 USA 0
Sure and the earth really is flat
TheView Trump is such an IDIOT!!😡
TheView Come ON GOP, absolutely unpatriotic discussing this with a foreign adversary dictator. GOP
Should've left that as an open-ended response. No skills. Putin, it's all yours.
And the amazing thing is, I think realDonaldTrump may actually believe that. He is certainly stupid enough to believe it. Either that or Putin guaranteed trump the the Moscow Trump Tower (with the Putin Penthouse) and now trump will say anything Putin tells him to say.
How do you say Venezuela in Russian.
More bs.
Wow...Trump is stupid
. He sold us out . TRAITOR BenedictDonaldTrump DerangedDonald .
He looks very ill. He is especially sick looking
Trump is so ignorant he can't even lie with content about events. It's substance-free. There is no content. It's all word salad. Trump is lucky when he can remember names of people and countries. Even pretending he has or understands a policy is far beyond him.
how is this not evidence against trump?
Lying yet again ! Russia specifically said for Maduro to stay . According to Pompeo if we can believe him.
He’s too busy working on our 2020 elections... ImpeachTrump
Russian ships are shuttling Cuban forces to the shores of Venezuela. WHAT DOES PUTIN HAVE ON TRUMP
How can he really be that effin stupid.
TheView Yeah right
Smell the B.S
😂😂😂😂
Trump believes that Putin is on our side? Trump believes Putin before our FBI or CIA?
He really is a guppy in a tank full of sharks.
So you already phoned ‘daddy’ for advice ? 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
And just what does “positive” mean from Putin’s perspective? And why do we want Putin to be happy? Since when?
TheView Really a dictator wants something positive to happen in Venezuela.
TRump is beyond gullible to the point of being stupid. If Russia isn't looking to get involved why did they send advisers to Venezuela?
Something positive may happen if you keep your hands off Venezuela and every other country, you trainwreck
Great. Our executive branch is a mouthpiece to the world's leading thug.
Something positive? Go back home!!!!!
tRump better talk to Pompeo. Putin has troops and fighter jets in Venezuela. tRump is Putin's puppet and he just makes a fool of himself. Remember Helsinki Very dangerous for America.
Bull asaduro was told by Russia to stay there! It seems the Spanish Army is on alert to stop this insane Terrorist Maduro another like by Putin! Awful things happening and Russian planes have been in Venezuela for weeks! I guess Congress missed that on their break! Lies! IMPEACH
What an idiot
I don't think that Putin in his wildest dreams ever thought that he would get a President of the United States to be his stooge. That is something that even a highly skilled fiction writer could not have envisioned and played out. Truth is always stranger than fiction.
TheView I wonder if he is going to help like he do (ha) our Puerto Rico?! If so why bother 🤨
TheView realDonaldTrump, the reason the people are starving is the sanctions you have placed. Will you be lifting them now that your coup failed?
Hahahahaha Yes, we can always trust Putin. Two peas in the same pod. I cannot wait until trump is gone, and his name continues to be interchangeable with what comes out you a$$ and into the toilet! He’s a criminal. Period. His entire family are criminals stealing you blind.
Good boy
TheView Lord help us.
Trump is Putin’s fool as well as Kim’s!
Nobody can possibly be this oblivious on foreign policy. How can one human being be so totally wrong? What motivates Trump to say such childish stuff?
How do you know? Sending troops doesn't sound like 'not looking at all to get involved'! Trump/Putin having more private talks to get updates on whether will get impeached, how to avoid so both not exposed?🤔 Not having Trump in office will ruin Putin's plans.
Trump Invasion
Smfh why let him speak why?
How would trump know what putin is doing if he wasn't in contact with him? Now spewing words that came out of putin's mouth 🤥
right god how can you lie in front of everyone is beyond me
Sorry Trump we Americans know that Putin “OWNS “ You Big time $$$$$$$ So really “WHO CARES ABOUT PUTIN “ ! Only you Trump ! He is America’s “ENEMY “ Putin Knows you are A “FOOL”
Press can report how involved Russia is in Venezuela because everyone knows u can’t believe a thing that comes out of president trumps mouth
Doesn't he want to get involved? Interesting...
Trump thinks they’re best buddies 😂
And then he denied Russian involvement in Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
TheView Bull!
What a terrible liar—Pompeo has already said the Russians told Maduro not to leave Venezuela, and that the Trump government had already told Maduro not to go. So tell me, are we now the Kremlin’s Western Hemisphere military arm?!
JFC, did you not see the report about spreading propaganda unchecked without context.
Yeah they both are so trustworthy.
TheView His lips are moving. He’s lying.
They are already there - Trump knows it and will act on it , like he did in Syria.
Oh
Positive for Putin? Full control.
Can’t do anything without instructions from the mothership.
He looks terrible.
and he believes him, of course!
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