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trump is very thin skinned and was offended by Maduro copying trump's lame dance moves
âOne dance too manyâ: Insiders say Maduroâs âpublic dancingâ was final straw for Trump
— (@mmmarvalous.bsky.social) 2026-01-04T20:13:44.403Z
www.rawstory.com/trump-267484...
In a time of truly crazy news, this might be the most insane thing Iâve ever readâ¦
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674846579/
It was one dance move too many for Venezuelas President Nicolás Maduro, the New York Times reported Sunday.
Mr. Maduros regular public dancing and other displays of nonchalance in recent weeks helped persuade some on the Trump team that the Venezuelan president was mocking them and trying to call what he believed to be a bluff, according to two of the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk about the confidential discussions.
Maduro has been filmed dancing in public multiple times in the lead up to his capture on Saturday, with several instances being documented in the last two months. He was seen dancing onstage during a student rally to a song championing peace in Caracas in late November, and he was filmed dancing with a robot operating with artificial intelligence at the Expo Motores Productivos event on Dec. 22, less than three weeks from his eventual capture.
Some critics, including Dylan Goforth, executive editor of the investigative news outlet The Frontier, perhaps in jest argued that Trump known to frequently dance at his own rallies was upset with Maduro for having stolen Trumps swag.
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Pinback
(13,502 posts)I think Fiona Hills assessment that this is part of an arrangement with Putin makes more sense.
Submariner
(13,250 posts)reported Cankles was on the Epstein plane much more often than he admitted and that he an d Epstein were playing around with very young nubile girls, but that's probably just a coincidence...huh?
GiqueCee
(3,402 posts)... and such a sensitive snowflake. This gangrenous boil on the ass of humanity has to be lanced.
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,929 posts)PatSeg
(52,153 posts)unlike Trump whose feet seem to be glued to the floor.
NH Ethylene
(31,289 posts)That had to have made him furious.
But how does this theory line up with other news that the US military had tried to grab Maduro several times last month and failed?
GiqueCee
(3,402 posts)... Maduro is not an idiot. I suspect he moved around so as to confuse those who were hunting him. But, just like our Dear Leader, he is most assuredly hated by some people close to him who wouldn't hesitate to betray his whereabouts.
Our Dear Leader has already dug his grave, politically speaking. The question now becomes, who's gonna shovel it in after him?
His final dénouement can't come soon enough.
Blues Heron
(8,349 posts)surfered
(11,492 posts)PufPuf23
(9,707 posts)Also a more handsome man.
Bayard
(28,553 posts)Can't have that!
PufPuf23
(9,707 posts)but was not certain.
Maduro is more likely to have married for love as well.
littlemissmartypants
(31,626 posts)John1956PA
(4,796 posts)PufPuf23
(9,707 posts)Don't recall that about Melania but Trump has a checkered history with Venezuelan beauty contest winners (and beauty contests in general). Likes to call women, "piggies".
Why Venezuela Is Known As The Land Of Beauty Queens: From Miss Universe Triumphs To Global Headlines
Venezuelas unmatched beauty pageant legacy: 7 Miss Universe and 6 Miss World titles. Heres why the nation is called the land of beauty queens.
https://news.abplive.com/lifestyle/venezuela-land-of-beauty-queens-miss-universe-miss-world-history-1820198
Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado and Donald Trump controversy revisited, and why she now supports him
Nearly thirty years ago, Alicia Machados life changed overnight. Crowned Miss Venezuela in 1995 and Miss Universe in 1996, she seemed destined for global acclaim. But what should have been the pinnacle of her career quickly became a period of public humiliation.
Donald Trump, then owner of the Miss Universe pageant, mocked her weight and Venezuelan roots, calling her Miss Piggy and Miss Housekeeping. He later described her as disgusting, spread false claims, and even accused Hillary Clinton of helping her gain U.S. citizenship.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/miss-universe-1996-alicia-machado-and-donald-trump-controversy-revisited-and-why-she-now-supports-him/ar-AA1QPXWv
John1956PA
(4,796 posts)I was just trying to make a joke. In the movie "Raging Bull" (1980) Robert De Niro's character became so jealous that his wife had commented on his upcoming opponent's good looks that he pummeled the opponent's face in the fight.
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,929 posts)MorbidButterflyTat
(4,182 posts)Piggy's alleged "dancing" that looks like he's flossing his skull through his ears?
LudwigPastorius
(14,156 posts)
MerryBlooms
(12,161 posts)Figarosmom
(9,744 posts)ancianita
(42,852 posts)It's good that the truth comes out that Americans and Venezuelans have more in common than Americans have been told.
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,929 posts)trump's feelings were hurt by Maduro being a better dancer
Insiders Spill on Trumpâs Weird Reason for Ordering Strike on Maduro ðº
— Lady Stone ð³ï¸âð Childless Cat Lady before it was cool (@stone-coat.bsky.social) 2026-01-04T22:27:27.334Z
www.thedailybeast.com/insiders-spi...
Sources told the New York Times in a piece published Sunday that it was the Venezuelan leaders dancing that was Trumps breaking point.
Trump had been irritated about Maduros nonchalance in the face of escalating tensions between the two countries.
But the final straw came when Maduro stood up to dance to an electronic remix of his own speech, No War, Yes Peace, while at the opening of the International School for Womens Leadership in Maracay, northern Venezuela, in late December.
Trump viewed Maduros dancing as mocking the U.S., which had days earlier carried out a strike on a dock in Venezuela that the president said was for drug trafficking, two sources told the Times.
Maduro may have been mocking trump but trump is NOT the US
Mblaze
(924 posts)Maybe.
Dave Id
(239 posts)Trump is jealous of Maduro's better dance moves.
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,929 posts)InAbLuEsTaTe
(25,504 posts)ornotna
(11,408 posts)Were he still alive today.
cstanleytech
(28,220 posts)Jack Valentino
(4,350 posts)(along with too many other things to list)
spanone
(141,006 posts)Kid Berwyn
(22,930 posts)I'd yell, but it wouldn't change a thing.
LetMyPeopleVote
(174,929 posts)Bengus81
(9,818 posts)Fucking psycho..........