The Nobel Prize And The Venezuelan Clusterf*ck

 

You may have seen this somewhat surprising comment from the Malignant Fascist on the opposition leader in Venezuela recently:

President Donald Trump said the leader of the Venezuelan opposition doesn't have the "respect" of the country to govern following the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The U.S. led a series of strikes in the South American country early Saturday, eventually capturing Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and taking them to the U.S. to face narco-terrorism charges.

Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado celebrated the operation and capture in a statement, calling it the "hour of freedom."...

A Venezuelan source offers an explainer for the MF's uncharitable comment:

One Venezuelan opposition leader, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal discussions, said Trump’s remarks were difficult for many in the opposition movement to hear, but “in every transition, you have to swallow some bitter pills.”

This person said the next 48 hours could help clarify whether Rodríguez could usher in a “soft transition” by replacing hard-line ministers or rather continue Maduro’s government with “gringo guardianship.”

Two people close to the White House said the president’s lack of interest in boosting Machado, despite her recent efforts to flatter Trump, stemmed from her decision to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, an award the president has openly coveted.

Although Machado ultimately said she was dedicating the award to Trump, her acceptance of the prize was an “ultimate sin,” said one of the people.

“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” this person said. (our emphasis)

Machado has now found out that, with the Malignant Fascist, even a demeaning tonguebath was not enough.  

If anyone buys that this narcissistic moron and his clown car of clumsy fascists will make things all work out in Venezuela (and elsewhere else!), they likely also bought into Trump's crypto and Trump's meme coin and couldn't find Iraq and Afghanistan on a map. 

(Image:  asskisser Machado and asskissee Trump / AFP)