Donald Trump Says He Will Flee to Venezuela if He Loses Election

[Botany]

Source: Newsweek


During his interview with billionaire Republican donor Elon Musk, presidential candidate Donald Trump said they could "meet next time in Venezuela" if he loses November's election.

"If something happens with this election, which would be a horror show, we'll meet the next time in Venezuela, because it'll be a far safer place to meet than our country," Trump said to Musk. "OK, so we'll go. You and I will go, and we'll have a meeting and dinner in Venezuela."

Trump had been alleging that Venezuela is releasing violent criminals from its jails and sending them to the United States as illegal immigrants, thereby reducing its own crime rate.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-flee-venezuela-loses-election-elon-musk-interview-1938321

---

If somebody shows you who they are believe them. Maya Angelou

[thucythucy]

1. He says "Venezuela" but he means "Russia." nt

[Botany]

9. But it does mean that he is actively planning on fleeing America

China gave him 10s of millions that were washed through his D.C. hotel in 2021 which a
nice chunk wound up in a Chinese bank account in Trump’s name. He has his “get out of
town money” ready to go.

[homegirl]

45. Donald would receive

the welcome he so desperately needs. Parade, medal, an apartment in Moscow and a dacha by the Black Sea. Donald has a problem, he needs the spotlight and the media coverage, which Putin will NOT share. So, six months to a year and Donald has an "accident."

[Escurumbele]

83. No, he admires Maduro, he thinks of Maduro as "Strong & Intelligent", its in John Bolton's book.

Putin most probably told him to forget about thinking he can move to Russia. Putin know trump is an idiot, and also knows he cannot put up with the buffoon.

He would be happy being close to Maduro, although we all hope Maduro will be out from Venezuela before November.

[bluestarone]

101. Ye dumb ASS doesnt know that POOTY

Is working on Figuring out what HIGH RISE window to use, when he no longer needs TFG.

[twodogsbarking]

2. Pity Venezuela.

[IronLionZion]

3. Venezuela should build a wall to keep out Donald Trump

I hope he does leave our country. Russia is more likely. And MAGA supporters should go too.

[Gruenemann]

4. "He take he money...

...and run Venezuela..."

[rambler_american]

61. Now

that song is stuck in my head.

[ewagner]

64. " ...send lawyers, guns and money..."

Thank you Warren Zevon......

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

66. Wait until he's hiding in Honduras!

The shite has hit the fan!

[aeromanKC]

5. Um, not so sure the judge will be keen on Trump leaving the country like that.

Or should I say judges (plural)

Just saying ........

[Botany]

16. He needs some court ordered ankle jewelry ... the man is a convicted felon and is out on bail

[Attilatheblond]

43. Nah, since he already suggested he has plans to flee, revoke his bails, all of them, and toss his ass in jail

Self announced flight risk has to mean something.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

67. He certainly has the means and motive

Amusing to think he'll live in hiding like Mengele

[underpants]

6. Meet? Didn't they do this over their phones?

That’s aside from Venezuela being a starving corrupt almost lawless place. Does Trump want to expand his Inaugural theme to “Venezuelan carnage”?

[True Dough]

7. He should book his ticket now

Hopefully the Trump jet is repossessed by that time and he has no choice but to fly coach.

[Captain Zero]

15. So. He admits he is guilty.

Of all the crimes he is charged with, and he's not sticking around for the trials next year.

[RoadRunner]

8. Maybe he's referring to

The Caracas Psychiactric Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela.

[Srkdqltr]

10. Isn't that an old Calypso song? "... Take me money and run Venezuela "

[Ramsey Barner]

11. Smart: go ahead and tell Judge Merchan in NY you're a flight risk

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

69. Really. I'd order him to my courtroom tomorrow to be put into custody awaiting trial n/t

[Clouds Passing]

12. Verezuera?

[Coexist]

13. Yeah, that's where the Nazis all go to hide and retire, isn't it?

[raccoon]

110. Argentina is where I heard about the Nazis running to.

[Coexist]

111. There too!

[Lovie777]

14. shithole lies like a running toilet...............................

[Vogon_Glory]

17. Will he use Jeffrey Epstein's jet to fly there?

And would he even be welcomed in Caracas?

If I was President Madura, I’d have my immigration people pack him up and send him to Havana.

[FakeNoose]

18. Chump has no plans to flee, he's saying this to fake us out

He wants us to think he's not planning a coup ... but of course there will be a coup attempt and it will fail. By then it's going to be too late for him to flee anywhere.

For the record, he'd never go to Venezuela. It's too hot and they don't speak English there. It's a shithole country with no golf courses. But then you could say the same about Russia. Russia is too cold, but everything else is true.

Chump is signaling that he already knows he's going to lose the election. The minions (and Proud Boys) will be notified, the coup is on. "Stand back, stand by."

[Zoomie1986]

24. WTF

Venezuela has golf courses. As in plural. Caracas has several all by itself.

Really.

[LeftInTX]

70. He's making a statement about immigration. He's implying that Democrats will turn the US into Venezuela.

And that Venezuela will be empty.

America will be full of Venezuela's dangerous immigrants and that Venezuela will be safe and empty because all of their dangerous people are now in the US.

He said that in his RNC acceptance speech:

In Venezuela, crime is down 72%. In El Salvador, murders are down 70%. The world’s criminals are coming here, to a town near you—and are being sent by their governments because their governments are smarter than ours. "We will have our next Republican convention in Venezuela because it will be safe..."

He's being facetious. "Might as well move to Venezuela. It will be better than here".

I know it doesn't make sense. It's just BS. He's not fleeing.

He's just playing to his base.

It's no different than when some A-hole in Texas files a bill to "cede from the US". It's just a vanity ploy to the base.

[FakeNoose]

96. He says he'll flee to Venezuela "if" he loses the election

Well he already knows he's going to lose the election.

Further discussion is here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19327430

[LeftInTX]

97. All talk and no action...

[tanyev]

19. Need any help packing?

[Ray Bruns]

40. Yes. Why wait?

[BlueWavePsych]

20. TSF is a FLIGHT RISK

[Bev54]

76. Shouldn't that be enough to put him in jail, after all he is on bail.

They should rescind his bail and put him in jail as a flight risk, he has the will, the ability and the means to flee.

[GarColga]

21. Talking about leaving the country

when you are out on bail, not sure how smart that is!

[Attilatheblond]

47. Hmmm, is Vegas giving odds on upcoming SS Detail vs US Marshalls' team?

Bet COSTCO is about outta popcorn

[Zoomie1986]

22. Uh huh

And live amongst all those brown people who talk funny? In a culture that won't give him as much adoration as he gets here, because--OMFG--they have their own celebrities who interest them more?

[CanonRay]

23. Now when he is sentenced in September

He will have to surrender his passport. The Judge will take this seriously.

[Zoomie1986]

27. He'd have to do that anyway

If I were Bragg, I'd ask the judge for an immediate hearing to get him sentenced because now he's a self-declared flight risk.

Even a hearing on it will put TSF in a tizzy. Not that he'd be scared it will happen to him (he doesn't know fear, really), but that he'll be so ticked off that someone dared to tell him where he could or couldn't go that the ketchup will be flying. Then he'll start saying even worse and dumber things that will shrink his support come November.

Every vote we turn away from him, be it to vote instead for Harris (yay!), sitting out the vote entirely (well, okay), or skipping the POTUS race at the top of the ballot (ugh, but it'll do), is a plus for Harris.

[speak easy]

36. When you own a 757, you don't need a passport.

[homegirl]

41. Surprisingly---

you do!

[speak easy]

56. Well, I suppose the airforce could shoot down Trump's plane

when it diverted from the flight plan from Florida, but it's only 14 miles out of US Airspace.

[ificandream]

25. His passport should be revoked.

[Dorn]

74. ... or his bail revoked

[Brainfodder]

26. Is a go fund me necessary?

[Brainfodder]

57. He so broke he might have to do it in coach?

[louis-t]

28. Don't let the door hit you in the ass

on the way out.

[dameatball]

29. But my Venezuelan in-laws who fled their country and do NOT think it is a nice place will still vote for him.

[Shermann]

30. Obligatory Tombstone meme

[PurgedVoter]

31. Sinnerman

[Think. Again.]

32. Didn't he promise he'd leave last time he lost?

[twodogsbarking]

33. Another worthless promise.

[joanbarnes]

34. I'm not that lucky.

[LaMouffette]

35. I've predicted this for some time now, but I think it will be Cuba. I know he imposed sanctions on Cuba while he

was "president," but he could have a change of heart.

He would still be close enough to the US that he could still feel relevant in his little pea brain. Plus, apparently, Cuba is getting a lot of tourists these days from Russia and China:

HAVANA, June 10 (Reuters) - Russian tourist Serguei Boyaryshnic wandered in awe among the pastel-colored buildings and cobblestone streets of Old Havana on a weekday morning, his family in tow.
"We had heard a lot about Cuba. Our countries have been friends for years," said the 36-year-old Moscow resident, who had joined a small tour group. "We love everything about it."
Cuba has recently begun offering perks to entice visitors like Boyaryshnic from allied countries such as Russia and China as it struggles to revive a stagnant tourism sector still struggling to recover from the pandemic.

That has meant more and sometimes direct flights from Russia and China, the elimination of visa requirements for Chinese visitors and Cuba's recent decision to accept Russia's Mir payment cards, one of only a handful of countries to join Moscow's alternative to Visa and Mastercard.
That strategy has paid early dividends.
More than 66,000 Russians visited the Caribbean island in the first three months of the year, state-run Cuban media reported, double that of the same period in 2023. The Russian visitors are one of Cuba's few tourism bright spots, however.

[link:euters.com/world/cuba-woos-russians-chinese-revive-ailing-tourist-sector-2024-06-10/#:~:text=More%20than%2066%2C000%20Russians%20visited,few%20tourism%20bright%20spots%2C%20however.|

Maybe Putin would prop him up in Cuba as a "president" in exile and find a way to use their puppet there to antagonize the US.

[et tu]

82. apparently cubans in miami

love him so cuba would be a good choice for him
but i don't think his ticker will last that long when he loses.

[Wednesdays]

84. My money is on the Arabian Peninsula

Dry heat, no extradition treaty with the U.S., and plenty of money in friendly hands (remember the $2 bil. Jared got from Saudi?).
The only downside: no crowds of adoring fans...but TCF could hole up in a luxury hotel and golf for the rest of his days.

[LaMouffette]

90. That's just it: no adoring fans in Saudi Arabia. And in Cuba, his rich US buddies could easily fly there to stroke his

ego.

I bet Putin would even pony up to finance a new Trump Tower Havana.

Yikes, maybe I should delete this post. I don't want to give Dolt 45 or Pootie-Poot any ideas.

[Dan]

109. ahh, but sex/nudity/prostitution - anything about sex is frowned upon., then

criticism of the royal family is a death sentence... and Trump can't keep his mouth shut, or his pants on.

on edit - stealing is not a good thing either.

[Bengus81]

112. That's been my guess too. He won't go to Russia. But I belive 100% when sentanced to prison

he will RUN. Hell,I'd chip in for some fuel with the stipulation he never comes back. That man will NOT spend his remaining years locked up in a cell.

[Bluethroughu]

37. Why isn't he going to Russia? Putin will find him there.

[Botany]

46. This "fixer upper" in Tomsk, Siberia is ready to take Trump, his family, and the rest of his shits too.

He can take his proud boys too.

[Bluethroughu]

49. I don't know, that looks over budget for him.

I was hoping he'd get a nice work camp with a shared toilet there.

[canuckledragger]

38. So the convicted felon has publicly stated that he's a flight risk?

Stable genius right there, folks.

[Earthrise]

39. Venezuela has an extradition treaty with the U.S., but is known to often refuse extradition requests anyway -

"For example, countries that have extradition treaties with the United States, but which are known to often refuse extradition requests anyway include Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Iceland, Switzerland, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe."

World Population Review
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-without-extradition

[Culinary Mercenary]

42. Air Blockade

If he does can the Air Force make sure he'll never get onto a plane heading out of Venezuela?

[Dear_Prudence]

80. Welcome to DU!

I support a plan to bar felons from re-entering the U.S.

[Blue Owl]

44. Right this way sir

[orleans]

48. promises promises

[twodogsbarking]

50. "If" he loses.

[TBF]

52. Bye Felicia - nt

[PennRalphie]

53. He captured the news cycle

By having a stream on twitter that nobody claimed to be watching. Nobody cared about it. But here it is, dominating the news. I didn’t watch it. I don’t care what anyone says about it.

My goal is to convince PA voters who are already NOT voting for him to vote for Kamala.

Her messaging is very positive. How she will reign in prices. Keep the economy booming. People out there care about the economy. Not some internet live stream.

[WhiteTara]

54. time to revoke his passport

and have agents on standby in case he tries to flee the country.

[Rebl2]

55. Figured if

he fled it would be to Russia or Saudi Arabia.

[CaptainTruth]

58. Trump wants to be Maduro.

He wants to be able to do what Maduro just did, ignore the votes of the people & declare himself the winner, then persecute his opponents.

[mdbl]

59. and revoke any bonds since he's a flight risk

who should be in jail anyway.

[MrWowWow]

60. tramp IS a Flight Risk!

Last edited Tue Aug 13, 2024, 02:11 PM - Edit history (1)

He just declared himself to be so last night during his bs interview with eLooooon.

[LeftInTX]

62. He also said something similar in his RNC speech.

In Venezuela, crime is down 72%. In El Salvador, murders are down 70%. The world’s criminals are coming here, to a town near you—and are being sent by their governments because their governments are smarter than ours. "We will have our next Republican convention in Venezuela because it will be safe..."

He's implying that immigrants are making America an unsafe place to live and that Venezuela will be safe because the US accepted Venezuela's immigrants.

In other words: It's bullshit. He's not going anywhere. He's just saying stupide shit.

[Grins]

63. Grounds for a court order forbidding him travel

Outside the U.S. Yank his passport, block his plane.

[Grins]

65. Viktor Orban haz' a sad...

Venezuela? Really?

[liberal N proud]

68. I am ok with that

[Novara]

71. Perfect argument for remand into custody NOW

The idiot told America he's a flight risk. Jack Smith should petition the DC court to take him into custody.

Engoron hasn't yet announced the sentence for the 34 felonies. Sounds like a damn good reason to lock him the fuck up.

[Bev54]

72. He never keeps his promises, he made a similar promise in 2020.

[Wednesdays]

73. Well, bye.

Oh, and PLEASE take Eloon with you!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

75. Trump's 'Venezuela' invitation to Musk raises 'fight risk' fears among legal experts

TFG is running for POTUS to stay out of prison

TFG last night discussed fleeing to Venezuela if he losses

Link to tweet

https://www.alternet.org/trump-musk-venezuela/

Legal experts jumped on Trump suggesting a trip to Venezuela, especially given his status as a convicted criminal awaiting sentencing.

“Trump is a convicted felon to be sentenced in a month and he’s talking about fleeing to a country that refuses US extradition requests,” observed MSNBC legal analyst Kristy Greenberg, a former SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief. “Anyone else would be in jail. Trump is showing yet again that he isn’t amenable to Probation’s supervision and must be sentenced to jail time.”

There are countries where TFG could flee which do not have an extradition treaty with the US

Link to tweet

If TFG loses, TFG will do what he can to avoid jail.

[yourout]

77. Just go now and save us all the grief.

[bluescribbler]

78. Promises, promises

He never keeps his promises.

[avebury]

79. It sounds like the judges in his trials need to require Trump to submit his passport

since is looks like he has admitted that he will flee the country to avoid serving time in prison if he loses the election.

[Joinfortmill]

81. He always says it out loud, people..

So, now, I guess we know where he'll run.

[maxsolomon]

85. Horseshit.

He won't go anywhere. He'll just hole up and pout until he crumps.

[Seinan Sensei]

86. Buh-bye

[Mblaze]

87. He will be the banana

In the Republic.

[iluvtennis]

88. TSF needs to pay the $400 Mil he owes the state of New York, the $83 Mil he owes E Jean Carroll and

and he still needs to serve any prison sentences for existing/upcoming criminal guilty verdicts.

[enid602]

89. prisoner exchange

“Donald Trump Says He Will Flee to Venezuela if He Loses Election”

I read the other day that the US is condidering giving Maduro assylum in the US if he just leaves. Is all of this part of another Biden-supported prisoner exchange?

[wryter2000]

91. Please let this one thing he said

Not be a lie

[catrose]

92. Fine. For both of them. Just go.

[muriel_volestrangler]

93. Would Venezuela let a convicted felon in, under normal circumstances?

I can't see the current government giving him an exception. Perhaps if the current opposition are declared the winner's of the disputed election (which looks unlikely - the government still hasn't released the detailed results, and is promising to use an "iron fist" against opponents), they might allow him in. But they wouldn't need to.

[GopherGal]

103. Agree.

If Venezuela is actively trying to lower its crime rate by expelling criminals, allowing one with 34 felony convictions to enter the country doesn't seem consistent with their strategy.

Of course, we have that premise of expelling criminals from TSF himself, so not a reliable source by any means.

[Sogo]

94. HOORAY!! This is the first crack in the dam.

He knows he's toast.

[GreenWave]

95. There are always hungry mosquitos awaiting.

But he forgot his puppet Guaido is not in power.

[JoseBalow]

98. More BS from the whiny crybaby

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

99. Bye

And take Elon Musk with you.

[mahina]

100. why Venezuela though?

Some countries with US extradition treaties have refused to extradite, including Ecuador, Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Iceland, Pakistan, Egypt, Switzerland, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, etc.

List of United States extradition treaties - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties#:~:text=Some%20countries%20with%20US%20extradition,%2C%20Venezuela%2C%20Zimbabwe%2C%20etc.

[brewens]

102. Hell, I'll organize a nationwide bake sale to help with expenses if he takes his family with him and never comes

back.

I'm thinking of how well they would do in Venezuela if things broke bad and they were of no particular use to anybody.

[Skittles]

104. we WISH

that fascist fuck ain't going anywhere

[SupportSanity]

105. Trump's not going to Venezuela. He doesn't speak spanish, he only speaks Russian.

[Callalily]

106. He can go now for all I care!

[blogslug]

107. LOL - When he loses this race, he will be useless to everybody

His only value is that he was president and the possibility that he might be again.

Don't get me wrong. VP Harris will win but him and his fascist buddies are going to fight the result. Think the 2000 election + Jan 6.

But after that. When he is done. He is done. All those dirty deals he made with foreign actors will be worthless. He'll be dead weight and the Secret Service ain't gonna follow him to Venezuela.

[Dan]

108. If Trump is able to run

to Venezuela, assuming his passport is not confiscated then the US government has options.

1. First take his passport and monitor his movements - pending litigation of all his legal trials.
2. Put a hold on his assets - foreign and domestic.
3. Because he had exposure to our highest security secrets - they can seek the ultimate remedy to protect vital interests.

Now if the government allows him to leave - he must take his family with him and as many of the MAGA trial willing to go, especially Stephen Miller.

[leftyladyfrommo]

113. Could someone please buy him a one way

ticket. Anything to just get rid of him.

[The Grand Illuminist]

114. Then we'll Noriega his ass.

No matter the extremities.

[Zoomie1986]

115. Maya's right. He's show us what he is

Which is the rare cross between a compulsive and pathological liar.

So he tells over 30,000 lies as President and a hundred of them an hour since then. But now people choose to believe this dung heap his face anus dropped?

Just because you want it to be true doesn't mean it is.

It's pretty rare to go wrong with betting on anything he says being a lie until proved otherwise. Has the added benefit of making one look smarter and saner, because believing him is always the stupid thing to do.