Maduro Tells Trump: “Yankee, Go Home”, Urges Supporters To Revolt If He Is Harmed
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Sat, 02/23/2019
Update: President Maduro addressed the nation on state-owned television, urging his supporters to revolt if he is harmed and telling Trump “Yankee, go home!” Headlines from the speech include (via Bloomberg):
*VENEZUELA’S MADURO SAYS HE WILL HOLD POWER FOR MANY YEARS
*VENEZUELA’S MADURO SAYS HE’S NO ‘PUPPET OF THE EMPIRE’
*VENEZUELA’S MADURO: TRUMP, DUQUE DON’T DECIDE FOR VENEZUELANS
*MADURO: VENEZUELANS ARE DEFEATING U.S. COUP ATTEMPT
*MADURO: GUAIDO SHOULD CALL ELECTIONS IF HE IS PRESIDENT
*MADURO: PROTESTERS INCITING VIOLENCE ARE GOING TO PRISON
*VENEZUELA’S MADURO SAYS HE WILL GUARANTEE SECURITY ON BORDER
*VENEZUELA’S MADURO: GOVT HAS PLANS FOR ALL POSSIBLE SCENARIOS
*VENEZUELA’S MADURO TELLS PRESIDENT TRUMP: ‘YANKEE GO HOME’
*VENEZUELA MADURO CALLS ON SUPPORTERS TO REVOLT IF HE IS HARMED
*VENEZUELANS SHOULD RESOLVE OWN PROBLEMS, MADURO SAYS
*VENEZUELAN HUMANITARIAN AID SEEKS U.S. INVASION, MADURO SAYS
President Trump has been quiet so far on Twitter, offering just this earlier today:
God Bless the people of Venezuela!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 23, 2019
As we detailed earlier, unrest in Venezuela is intensifying at border crossings with Colombia after embattled President Nicolas Maduro declared the borders with both Colombia and Brazil closed late this week, and after violence at a town near the border with Brazil left two dead and 17 injured when national guard soldiers opened fire on a group of civilians attempting to keep open a segment of the southern border with Brazil for deliveries of humanitarian aid.
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