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BumRushDaShow

(160,701 posts)
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 04:20 AM Sunday

Trump demands Venezuela take action on one of his most outlandish claims - or face an 'incalculable' price

Source: The Independent

Saturday 20 September 2025 16:31 EDT


President Donald Trump demanded the Venezuelan government accept the return of “all of the prisoners” he claims the country has forced into the U.S., or face an “incalculable” price.

Trump made the threat Saturday in a post on Truth Social, where he did not elaborate on which prisoners he was referring to other than some were “people from mental institutions,” — an unsubstantiated claim he has repeatedly made before.

“We want Venezuela to immediately accept all of the prisoners, and people from mental institutions, which includes the Worst in the World Insane Asylums, that Venezuelan “Leadership” has forced into the United States of America,” the president wrote. “Thousands of people have been badly hurt, and even killed, by these “Monsters.” GET THEM THE HELL OUT OF OUR COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW, OR THE PRICE YOU PAY WILL BE INCALCULABLE!” Trump added.

For years, Trump has claimed without evidence that Venezuela and other countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have been emptying their “insane asylums” and sending them to the U.S.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-venezuela-prisoners-mental-asylums-b2830575.html

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Trump demands Venezuela take action on one of his most outlandish claims - or face an 'incalculable' price (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sunday OP
yawn, flooding the zone nt msongs Sunday #1
That's because he... 2naSalit Sunday #2
Came here to say this AllyCat Sunday #7
Exactly odins folly Sunday #15
Boy, "asylum" sure was an unfortunate choice of words. ananda Sunday #22
Trump makes up lies and demands that governments fix something that doesn't exist. Lonestarblue Sunday #3
Long-standing Joke Roy Rolling Sunday #5
An Asylum.....? N/T odins folly Sunday #23
Also...Bigfoot! Roy Rolling Sunday #4
Fat orange imbecile is what I call him wolfie001 Sunday #11
This absolutely proves that he is out of his mind. ReRe Sunday #6
I never thought of that Bayard Sunday #17
For ten years he's been saying tariffs are paid by exporters. They still believe him (or pretend to) . Marcuse Sunday #21
combination of racism and delusion. everyonematters Sunday #8
He continues to conflate political asylum with "insane asylum" QED Sunday #9
Better Name ConstanceCee Sunday #10
So that's what the bombing of the boats is all about, of course it is! Clouds Passing Sunday #12
Trump demands, trump demands, trump demands, trump demands, Butterflylady Sunday #13
Hey Venezuela, we have a crazy old man pretending to play as president. You got a rubber room... the nelm Sunday #14
I see a Nobel in his future! /S Grins Sunday #16
Another hollow ultimatum from the blowhard-in-chief. Martin68 Sunday #18
Thw world is not scared of you, Krasnov. SergeStorms Sunday #19
Playground bully wants more lunch money, or else... Evolve Dammit Sunday #20
He's good at pissing himself and telling everybody it's raining struggle4progress Sunday #24

2naSalit

(97,882 posts)
2. That's because he...
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 04:45 AM
Sunday

Doesn't understand the difference between mental health institutions and the act of seeking protection from harm. He has no compassion so he has no capacity to grasp the concept of humanity.

odins folly

(479 posts)
15. Exactly
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:57 AM
Sunday

Mister big brain stable genius thinks these people seeking asylum are FROM an asylum. Like Venezuela opened the door to their asylum and they are running across the boarder to find another asylum…..

Fucking idiot…

ananda

(33,314 posts)
22. Boy, "asylum" sure was an unfortunate choice of words.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:47 PM
Sunday

Perhaps all of us should start using "safe refuge."

Sometimes it's hard to fathom how stupid Magats
are, even when I already know they are really really
stupid.

Lonestarblue

(12,940 posts)
3. Trump makes up lies and demands that governments fix something that doesn't exist.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 05:52 AM
Sunday

The US government is now nothing but conspiracies and one man’s vengeance for every imaginary slight he thinks he has suffered. He needs to be in a mental institution.

Roy Rolling

(7,318 posts)
5. Long-standing Joke
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:39 AM
Sunday

Not Republicans politicians, but this.(Republicans also)

Politicians build bridges where no rivers exist.

Roy Rolling

(7,318 posts)
4. Also...Bigfoot!
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:36 AM
Sunday

“Take back your undercover agents embedded in the U.S. as Bigfoot sleeper cells!”
—-BSCs in dictator language.
Sorry, he’s a fucking loony and not one Republican will call him out.
Also, not sorry.

ReRe

(12,029 posts)
6. This absolutely proves that he is out of his mind.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:39 AM
Sunday

They need to get him out of office before he blows up another country for God's sake. No one can get it through his thick skull that the English language is full of words that sound alike and most times are even spelled alike, but have different fucking meanings!

Bayard

(27,130 posts)
17. I never thought of that
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 01:27 PM
Sunday

He thinks, seeking "asylum," means an insane asylum, (which he thinks still exist.) His minions are afraid to correct him, so we have this huge persecution of immigrants because he's confused.

Marcuse

(8,697 posts)
21. For ten years he's been saying tariffs are paid by exporters. They still believe him (or pretend to) .
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:34 PM
Sunday

everyonematters

(3,930 posts)
8. combination of racism and delusion.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:57 AM
Sunday

There is a meme that countries from central and South America are sending people to America. No, they are fleeing.

QED

(3,187 posts)
9. He continues to conflate political asylum with "insane asylum"
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 09:25 AM
Sunday

Hasn't anyone told him they aren't the same thing - or does he lack the capacity to understand?

Butterflylady

(4,558 posts)
13. Trump demands, trump demands, trump demands, trump demands,
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:20 AM
Sunday

The hell with trump demands.....To hell with dump.....

the nelm

(173 posts)
14. Hey Venezuela, we have a crazy old man pretending to play as president. You got a rubber room...
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:29 AM
Sunday

where we can stash for his own safety, and ours...

SergeStorms

(19,779 posts)
19. Thw world is not scared of you, Krasnov.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 03:22 PM
Sunday

I know you believe you're a tough guy, but everyone else knows you're a paper tiger. The neighborhood bully.......the classroom cheat.
Just sit the hell down and shut the f&*k up, you reeking sack of shit.

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