...This week, vast throngs of Venezuelans have gone to the streets to protest the dictatorial government that led the country into a humanitarian crisis, including shortages of medicine and food.
The opposition coalition that is calling the protests, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), also repeatedly tweeted saying the protests are against the dictatorial socialist government.
Yet on Thursday, Maddow said on her show that the reason people are coming out to the streets was a new report showing that Venezuela’s government donated $500,000 to the Trump campaign.
The records show that Citgo Petroleum, a US-based subsidiary of a major state-owned Venezuelan oil company PVDSA, donated half a million dollars to Trump’s inauguration ceremony fund.
The footage from Venezuela was captioned as “Unrest in Venezuela Over Trump Donations” during the segment on MSNBC about the country and its donations to Trump’s campaign. Maddow, a Rhodes Scholar, said “Venezuela is a country in intense turmoil right now.”...
Um, no, Rachel. They're protesting because they don't have enough to eat. But you can bet they're dear leader, socialist Nicolas Maduro, isn't missing any meals.
