Maduroโข Issues Direct โAppeal โtooโข Trump, Mocking USโ Rhetoric as “Tarzanado” Amid Rising Tensions
CARACAS – Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro directly addressed US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, pleading “No crazy war,โข please,” and dismissing US โmessaging as simplistic, even “Tarzanado”-a term heโฃ jokingly described as language omitting articles,โค prepositions,โ and complex conjugations. The unusual exchange comes as both nations โขescalate military posturing andโ accusations of intervention.
The back-and-forth underscores โa rapidly deteriorating โrelationship fueled โฃby US efforts to oust Maduro’s government and venezuela’s deepening ties with Russia and China. Washington recently authorized covert operations against maduro, prompting Venezuela toโฃ initiate โlarge-scale military exercises and publicly revealโค its arsenal, including 5,000 Russian portable โsurface-to-air missiles intended to counter potential US forces. The โsituation raises concerns about regional stability and the potential for direct conflict in theโ Caribbean.
Maduro’s plea followedโข the activation of Venezuelan military exercisesโ inโ 73 locations along the country’s coast earlier Thursday. He also highlighted Venezuela’s military capabilities, attributing them to support from allies. “Thanksโ to President (Vladimir) โขPutin, thanks to Russia, โขthanks to China and thanks to many โfriends in the world, Venezuela โคhasโค the equipment to guaranteeโ peace,” Maduro stated.
Venezuelan โofficials accuse โtheโ US of actively plotting to overthrow Maduro,withโฃ Ministerโ Vladimir Padrino acknowledging the presence of theโข CIA withinโ Venezuela and asserting any intervention attemptโ would fail. The US has not publicly confirmedโฃ the specificsโ of the covert operations authorized last week โคby President Trump.