Trump slams Venezuela at UN; Maduro calls him 'Hitler'

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Trump slams Venezuela at UN; Maduro calls him 'Hitler'

By ALEXANDRA OLSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS — Sep 19, 2017, 4:43 PM ET

President Donald Trump urged world leaders Tuesday to help restore "democracy and political freedoms" in Venezuela, singling out the South American country for some of his most blistering criticism in a speech to the United Nations.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hit back by calling the U.S. president "the new Hitler" of international politics. He also accused Trump of threatening to assassinate him, even though Trump did no such thing.

Trump threatened to build upon sweeping economic sanctions that the U.S. slapped on Venezuela last month if Maduro "persists on a path to impose authoritarian rule."

But he did not repeat an earlier threat to consider military options to pressure Venezuela, a day after dining with the leaders of four Latin American countries who made clear they would not support such action.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-singles-venezuela-criticism-speech-49954297

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Trump, Maduro Very Similar

Both men are wrecking their countries' economies to stay in power. The difference is that Trump and the Rethuglicans haven't gotten as far along as the Chavistas.

[Marksman_91]

2. I've always said that Trump and his ilk are the right-wing equivalent of Chavismo. n/t

[Marksman_91]

3. Relevant:

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[GatoGordo]

4. Did he win anything? (Godwin's Law) EOM