Caracas – Trump ‘Won’t Be Worse Than Obama,’ Says Venezuela’s President

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    Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (R) talks to the media after his meeting with OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo (2nd R) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello Caracas – Venezuela’s socialist leader said on Monday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was the victim of a global “hate campaign” and could not be worse than outgoing Barack Obama.

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    On the campaign trail, the conservative Trump criticized Venezuela’s ruling Socialists for oppressing their own people, but Maduro refrained from firing back in his first public comments on the Republican’s election win.

    “Let’s wait and see what happens. Don’t let’s jump ahead of ourselves. I want to be prudent,” he told a news conference.

    “He won’t be worse than Obama, that’s all I dare say. Obama has left the world plagued by terrorism. In Latin America, he will be remembered for three coups.”

    Venezuela’s government initially welcomed Obama’s presidency but later soured on him, criticizing his “imperialist” foreign policy and accusing Washington of meddling to change governments in Brazil, Honduras and Paraguay.

    “International media have speculated about Donald Trump,” Maduro continued in brief comments about him.

    “We are surprised at the brutal hate campaign against Donald Trump in the whole world, in the western world.”


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    honestbroker
    honestbroker
    7 years ago

    Trump won’t be worse than Obama?!?!?
    Talk about setting a low bar!!!

    ayinglefunadorf
    ayinglefunadorf
    7 years ago

    Says Venezuela and Russia. For everyone else Trump is a disaster. Even for Israel. Peace negotiations with the Arabs starting and we all know where that ends. Sinai,Hebron etc. Obama at least ignored the whole idea.

    hashomer
    hashomer
    7 years ago

    This Maduro, son of the pig face Chavez, is only kept afloat by Cuba and the Rooskies, Trump’s closest and only foreign ally. As for President Obama, he’s had not one financial scandal, no personal scandals, and he can speak in full sentences. He beats Trumpf already on all that. He wasn’t a great President but he is certainly a good man.