‘Get them the hell out of our country!’ Trump threatens immigrants in 'monsters' attack
In a fit of rage, President Donald Trump demanded thousands of Venezuelan immigrants in the United States to “get [the] hell out of our country,” accusing the Venezuelan government of sending “monsters” to American shores.
He went on to warn that an "incalculable price” would be paid were the migrants not removed “right now.”
“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,” Trump wrote in an online post on his social media platform Truth Social.
“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!”
There are an estimated 770,000 Venezuelan migrants living in the United States, just less than 2% of all migrants living in the country. Trump, however, has increased his adversarial rhetoric toward Venezuela in recent months over accusations that the country’s leadership under President Nicolas Maduro has intentionally trafficked narcotics to American shores.
Trump has ordered unprecedented military strikes on Venezuelan sea vessels heading to American shores, alleging they had been confirmed to be trafficking narcotics, though the allegation remains in dispute. His administration has also frequently teased that regime change may also be a goal of the Trump administration’s hostilities toward Venezuela, and that outright assassinating Maduro remains an “option.”