Posted on 10/17/2025 1:22:41 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
President Trump used an expletive Friday to warn Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro against conflict with the U.S., as the administration escalates military action against drug trafficking in the region.
“He doesn’t want to f‑‑‑ with the U.S.,” Trump said, speaking from the White House during a lunch meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump said Maduro had “offered everything” as part of diplomatic talks with the U.S., but which Trump reportedly called off last week.
The New York Times reported Maduro had offered the U.S. a dominant stake in Venezuela’s oil and other mineral wealth, as part of months-long discussions.
The Associated Press reported Thursday that Venezuelan government officials had also floated a plan for Maduro to eventually leave office as a bid to ease mounting pressure from the Trump administration.
“He has offered everything. He’s offered everything,” Trump said. “You’re right. You know why? Because he doesn’t want to f‑‑‑ around with the United States.”
Trump confirmed earlier this week that he authorized the CIA to expand covert operations inside Venezuela, and that has raised the possibility of direct action against Maduro.
The Venezuelan president, who much of the international community views as illegitimate, was indicted in the U.S. in 2020 on charges of leading a drug cartel.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security adviser, increased a reward to $50 million for information leading to Maduro’s arrest or conviction.
Rubio is seen as a driving force behind the push to oust Maduro from Caracas, although Trump has said his main motivation is to stop drug trafficking and illegal immigration.
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I bet Trump is going to arrest Maduro like Noriega. The entire rotten communist regime would collapse. Venezeula would be free again. That would be fun.
I wasn’t aware they invented a Fluorine bomb.
The FA has happened
The FO is coming
any one feeling lucky? Maduro has a $50 million bounty on his head.
In the good old days G. Gordon Liddy would have gotten some local boys to take the punk out after he stole the last election.
I really hatw this
Zelensky puts on his act of a spoiled child.
He doesnt like to be told NO
,”,,,,,,,:I bet Trump is going to arrest Maduro like Noriega. “
Hope you’re right.
Is there a piano in the White House?
I don’t appreciate President Trump talking like that.
Joe Biden did it first (that I know) during a broadcast and I didn’t like that either.
No excuse.
AN F-BOMB!!!!???? HOW COULD HE!?!?!?
Trump should have just hoped that Maduro’s children died in their mother’s arms.
Obviously, that’s the only acceptable curse in liberal land.
Most likely Maduro and his cartels have much more than that on President Trump’s head. They’re fully demon possessed people.
And the mean tweets! Don't forget the mean tweets! Just unconscionable!
The most important thing is not what he accomplishes, but that he act like a gentleman! 🤡
👊
😆😆👍 you betcha’ 🤓
you see , ( if you did not know) his basic
mentality is this- ive seen this in others of his culture(s)....
He always acts the male disadvantaged , the little guy, in any negotiation; heck it could be the price of bread. Look, he aint that smart either so in negotiations have to appeal to his ignorance and make him “ happy at the same time.
He’ ll accept that & walk away & everything is hunky dory ...
Come 3 days later or so he’ ll come back a big fat spoiled baby SCREAMiNG he has been screwed ...all the while he previously agreed . WHY? because its the never ending story on CO-Dependance.
The US is not the place he come begging to... he goes out snywhere he can what he wants, hat in hand, crying, im poir, im needy, I need more weapons, I need more money, etc...
His character & his culture & even futher to The East is very much like this...
“Drops the F bomb!” Jeez, I probably drop the “F” bomb several times on any given day. I know, I’m going to hell.
I don’t recall Pres. Trump talking about Venuzuela or Maduro on the campaign trail in 2024.
Maybe he needs to focus more on the stuff he did talk about, and less on the neoliberal regime change agenda.
Of the top 50 problems that keep me up at night, Venuzuela isn’t one of them. Probably not even the top 100.
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