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BumRushDaShow

(160,898 posts)
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 04:20 AM Sep 21

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

2naSalit

(97,908 posts)
2. That's because he...
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 04:45 AM
Sep 21

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

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

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

(33,396 posts)
22. Boy, "asylum" sure was an unfortunate choice of words.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:47 PM
Sep 21

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

(12,946 posts)
3. Trump makes up lies and demands that governments fix something that doesn't exist.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 05:52 AM
Sep 21

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
Sep 21

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
Sep 21

“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

(12,041 posts)
6. This absolutely proves that he is out of his mind.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:39 AM
Sep 21

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

(27,172 posts)
17. I never thought of that
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 01:27 PM
Sep 21

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
Sep 21

everyonematters

(3,931 posts)
8. combination of racism and delusion.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 06:57 AM
Sep 21

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

QED

(3,197 posts)
9. He continues to conflate political asylum with "insane asylum"
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 09:25 AM
Sep 21

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

Butterflylady

(4,562 posts)
13. Trump demands, trump demands, trump demands, trump demands,
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:20 AM
Sep 21

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
Sep 21

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

SergeStorms

(19,789 posts)
19. Thw world is not scared of you, Krasnov.
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 03:22 PM
Sep 21

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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