(Washington) Three days after the capture of the Venezuelan president, Donald Trump criticized Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday for imitating his now famous dance gestures, in a particularly heterogeneous speech in front of conservative elected officials.
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“He is a violent man. He shows up and he tries to imitate my dancing a little bit,” the US president said.
According to the New York Timesthe White House was particularly annoyed by some of Nicolas Maduro’s last public appearances before his capture, during which the Venezuelan president danced in defiance of American threats to the sound of excerpts of one of his speeches, remixed with electronic music.
These scenes would have played a role in the Trump administration’s decision to launch the military operation in Venezuela, the newspaper suggests.
Donald Trump concluded all his rallies by gesticulating to the sound of the hit YMCA of the Village People, and he has kept this habit since his return to power. He did so on Tuesday at the end of his speech to the Republicans in the House of Representatives.
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Donald Trump concluded all his rallies by gesticulating to the sound of the hit YMCA Village People,
Visibly in an excellent mood, the American president confided on Tuesday that his wife Melania did not appreciate these services.
“She hates it when I dance,” he said.
Imitating Melania Trump, he assured that she would have said to him: “Honey, that’s not worthy of a president” or even “Can you imagine FDR (Editor’s note: former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt) dancing? “.
Jumping from one topic to another during his speech, the US president indulged in other impersonations, in particular mocking a transgender weightlifter and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The speech was intended to mobilize Republican parliamentarians before the mid-term elections next fall, at a time when Donald Trump’s confidence rating continues to erode.
“I would like you to explain to me what is going on in the minds of public opinion because we are pursuing the right policy,” said the American president.
“You have to win the “midterms“. Because if you don’t win the “midterms“, they will find a reason to launch impeachment proceedings against me,” he said, referring to his Democratic opponents.
The Republican Party currently has a narrow majority in Congress, made up of the House and Senate.
