'Maduro Gets Up & Imitates My Dance': Trump Confirms 'Final Provocation' For Venezuela Attack

25376 views | Jan 07, 2026, 10:32:04 AM | TOI.in
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United States President Donald Trump said a viral dance by captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro crossed a line long before his arrest. Speaking to House Republicans in Washington, Trump claimed Maduro’s on-air mockery of his signature rally dance was a form of “violent defiance” meant to taunt the United States. The remarks shed new light on how a late-2025 state TV broadcast — featuring Maduro dancing to a techno remix of “No War, Yes Peace” — was interpreted in Washington as a calculated provocation. According to reports, the display came days after a U.S. strike on a Venezuelan dock and helped convince officials that Maduro was no longer deterred by American warnings, paving the way for the “Southern Spear” capture operation. Watch for more details.