President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, everyone:
Venezuela president dancing while soldiers shoot tear gas and clash with protesters. Perfect encapsulation of surreal state TV pic.twitter.com/jIqxbUXR7T
— Hannah Dreier (@hannahdreier) May 3, 2017
Well maybe he can try out for “Dancing With The Stars” to reboot his career after his eventual ouster (if he survives)? Scenes from the street protests yesterday:
Ask me again if we should be covering what's happening in Venezuela… pic.twitter.com/OqbXhQqzd5
— Conz Preti (@conz) May 4, 2017
Protesters take to the streets of Caracas as Venezuela suffers from severe food and medical shortages https://t.co/qRxosiOeka pic.twitter.com/7L4G1cQxXQ
— CNN International (@cnni) May 4, 2017
Venezuela street protests again turn deadly, bringing death toll to more than 30, as overhaul of constitution begins https://t.co/dz3TR1aLT6 pic.twitter.com/BV3zwWfDcX
— ABC News (@ABC) May 4, 2017
More protests planned in Venezuela as death toll reaches 32 https://t.co/LPr1W5AgXO pic.twitter.com/SzhbiTRbfR
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) May 4, 2017
An armored car hits anti-government protesters with more than 160 injured in Venezuela riots https://t.co/MPx8F7GYAY pic.twitter.com/4figKNQLIy
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) May 4, 2017
The Maduro regime in #Venezuela is now burning protesters alive. pic.twitter.com/5JtbCSvXT0
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) May 4, 2017
In other news, Senators are trying to keep Russia from cutting a deal with Venezuela’s state-run oil company, Citgo…
Bipartisan Senate bill on Venezuela calls for Trump to block Russian oil deal https://t.co/FcGxPmojo3 pic.twitter.com/0V5kSEht5y
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 4, 2017
…but Citgo has a new lobbyist on the payroll:
CITGO, #Venezuela oil giant that gave $500,000 for #Trump inauguration,signs $25000/mo contract w Corey Lewandowski https://t.co/g6cRpVHMv3 pic.twitter.com/VvpCzg4Dxl
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) May 4, 2017
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