Trump Threatens Military Action in Venezuela: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at President Trump floating the possibility of using military force in Venezuela.
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[@anniesue4456]

USA invest in renewable energy ... WE THE PEOPLE do not want more oil conflicts

[@SeriouslyDinosaur]

Renewable energy is nice, but its inconvenient, as well as lacking something known as Energy Density. Energy Density is just a way of measuring just how much power a power source will generate. Most renewable resource energy sources, such as Solar and Wind, are not energy dense enough. They do not effectively replace Coal or Oil power plants, and not nuclear either, which makes it difficult to recommend on a mass scale. I don't like it, but the alternative is not using power. It'd be difficult to convince people to not waste power on non-essentials, (Like the internet) but being from Canada myself when winter hits you'll need power and a working house heating unit, like a natural gas powered furnace, to heat your home. And theres going to be even more people in our future.

[@merricat3025]

Jimmy Carter started doing that when he was President. Ronald Reagan went right back to oil. Just think what the world could be like if we would have continued that with renewable resources.

[@michelekett1064]

Seriously Dinosaur-are you serious or just stuck in the 19th century. Inconvenient!! What! If you want convenience go to the mall! If you want a f.....g future renewables are the only way. The future of energy is in Magnets. Check it out, unless of course you don’t care about keeping this planet healthy for the children, one of whom may be yours.

[@francisgodinho9077]

What is renewable energy? Many have failed to explain. Maybe, finally, I can learn from you. I have an electrical engineer degree. Waiting to hear from you.

[@HughSHay]

Solar, wind and burning dried up cowpies, genius.

[@NewMessage]

"He's clearly a pigeon." That explains why he feels the need to crap all over America's greatest institutions.

[@NewMessage]

* insert 'Right Wing Pigeons' by the Dead Milkmen here *

[@PapiCthulu2]

Stool pigeon

[@Wildstar40]

A pigeon may poop all over America, her buildings and sidewalks, her statues and fountains, her homes and her automobiles, but still, the pigeon has more respect for America than Trump ever will. Goodfeather Pigeon 2020 !

[@jessstuart7495]

Putin's Stool Pigeon. Trump having private meetings with Putin with no transcripts or U.S. interpreter is damn suspicious.

[@tracewallace23]

And Coo incessantly while chasing the next "Berger"🤣

[@analuciaybarra1488]

I'm laughing and anxious AF, all at the same time. Being venezuelan IN Venezuela is really scary right now.

[@RankinMsP]

Hope it all goes well.

[@Morpheous2070]

Is it any better now ??

[@300DBenz]

Trump is not a dove or even a pigeon, he’s a cockatiel: bright yellow/orange face, silly looking feathers on his head, imitates words/sentences he heard without understanding them, loves his own reflection, and spends a lot of time screeching and craping on everything and everyone.

[@PlaynBass]

t.Rump-roasted is none of those birds: He is a grayish European bird (Cuculus canorus) that has a characteristic two-note call and lays its eggs in the nests of birds of other species. AKA: the Coo Doo.

[@PlaynBass]

sorry for the typo: Coo Coo.

[@mountcomfort740]

And he is going to sing like a bird when they cuff his orange ass!

[@juanemilianomendoza9415]

Omgawd you should have WAY more likes.lol it's true

[@michelekett1064]

Please don’t malign Cockatiels. They are beautiful. Trump on the other hand is a slob, liar, con man, with tendencies toward autocracy. Parrots do screech but they don’t lie. There are no animals as stupid as Trump or as ugly!

[@fidorover]

I'm guessing Trump's final act as president will be to sign an executive order allowing former presidents to tweet from prison.

[@melissakaye1294]

I pray there's no prison tweeting. Ugh.

[@Commonsense349]

Melissa Kaye but look at the bright side the release of some dank ass memes from jail and from that dumb ass 😂

[@mrslaneful]

Shame on you for saying that you hope that there is no Twitter in prison. Can you imagine the comic gold of his tweets from Prison!?!

[@joelisSHI]

❤

[@tori2dles]

No, he’ll tweet his resignation from Moscow.

[@itgetter9]

Haha, he DOES stand like a pigeon! Never noticed that before.

[@purpleflametarot39]

He even walks like a puppet or ragdoll. He's a 70-year-old toddler. :(

[@belindalee798]

😂 This administration doesn’t understand the concept of Irony. What a joke. Pence calling out another country’s leader for being fake .

[@nwbklr]

Ej MoreG you realize the right and left call each other the exact same things right? Verbatim. It makes everybody involved looked incredibly silly.

[@merbst]

No more wars for oil!

[@lesliefranklin1870]

Keeping Iraq's oil would be an international war crime. The fact that Trump is advocating this action tells you all you need about him.

[@tetsujin_144]

Beyond that, wouldn't "keeping the oil" require pumping it out of the ground, first? In other words, he's not just talking about taking natural resources away from a defeated enemy, he's talking about a long-term occupation. And morally speaking maybe that's not much different from going in, overthrowing a foreign government, and trying to install a new one that will be "friendlier" to US interests. But in practical terms is a much more blunt and transparent way to achieve those ends, and thus a more costly one (in terms of money, political capital, human lives, etc.) as well.

[@lesliefranklin1870]

One only has to look at Iran to see what can happen when you install a government against the will of the people. Iran had democratic election and their new President didn't want the UK to continue taking their oil. As a favor to the UK, the US staged a coup and installed the Shah.

[@lintran3211]

Trump is not planning to keep or steal any oil....he is planning to negotiate a $1 USD oil contract,,,,hihi

[@diazinth]

Francis Godinho Chimpanzee? I think most people know what they need to know about you from your use of just one word

[@kellyrobinson6543]

@@francisgodinho9077 oh, you are a white, you are an Arab. Then your opinion definitely doesn't matter

[@motogriso1]

All options on the table means he is clueless. He said it during campaigning to suggest he was strong. Now we know it is because he hates to study up.

[@willritter4076]

even a broken clock is right twice a day, but i don't think Trump deserves any more credit than that on his Venezuela policy... I'd be honored if some fans of early '010s classics would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of WE FOUND LOVE (In a Hopeless Place) by Rihanna and WHEN I WAS YOUR MAN by Bruno Mars on my YT channel in tribute to 2 of the most iconic songs of the '010s decade. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and peace.

[@Chunkboi]

Had this been over a year ago I might have played devil’s advocate and said “maybe he’s obfuscating as a strategic move, so as not to give hints to enemy forces.” Then he blurted out news of a strike on national TV which gave Assad enough time to move chemical munitions out of harm’s way. Motogriso1, you are absolutely correct.

[@imafckigndragn967]

Right?! He's like a dumb kid who didn't read the book and is trying to stumble through a book report.

[@wetbobspongepants]

trumps brain In his left brain there’s nothing right In his right brain there’s nothing left

[@couragekarnga8735]

Wonderful. He's treating our country like a book report he doesn't want to read.

[@tonystark341]

They have oil ? Time for some democracy !

[@akiraholland457]

We have oíl since a long time ago.

[@yxGu-lj3li]

Omg and your name is Karen too... I can’t wait for this... r/whoosh

[@Vanderearden]

Karen Vargas: Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world and it's heavy crude. There's only one refinery in America that processes that particular crude, Koch industries. Connect the dots and you'll start to see why the U.S. is suddenly concerned about another nations democracy. Also notice that the Venezuelan people aren't revolting against their government despite the crippling sanctions by the U.S. The situation is very complex in Venezuela and U.S. intelligence as well as U.S. corporatism have been instrumental in the unrest, much like what's happening in Hong Kong. Never let a good crisis good to waste. Too bad Seth screwed the pooch on this one.

[@samuelrosander1048]

Or to let the coup happen so that we can install our own U.S.-friendly dictator, like we did with Iran when it actually WAS a democracy asking for our help.

[@bunchoffuckingbullshit5482]

"All options are on the table" = "I don't have a clue. I'm just here for the fame and fortune."

[@vincek8294]

He sounded significantly more coherent and alert in 2016, still spouted nonsense but at least kept it together. Now he sounds like he should be in a home.

[@brothersandsistersofvalhalla]

He wouldn't admit it but I don't think he actually wanted to be President. The pressure probably getting to him. He only ran to becoming more famous.

[@johnhoyle1647]

Infinite Black Cat he ran because Obama and Seth Myers totally roasted his fat ass in front of the correspondence dinner/the whole country...then the half black man killed bin laden the next day....fat ass couldn’t take it..

[@takumikuruzagi2519]

John Hoyle 🤣👍

[@selalewow]

He is having a stroke. Why is no one doing anything about this.

[@vaylonkenadell]

No, fool. He always sounded like that to anyone who was paying attention. Conservative Americans just love voting in white males with brains that look like Swiss cheese.

[@mr.painfultruth2771]

Hannity cheerleaded the Iraq war...now he and trump pretend they were against it the whole time. He would even call u a "traitor" if u were against it

[@dmbindallas]

independent vote i actually remember that...wow

[@mscloudherder329]

independent vote Still to this day I feel sorry for what the Republicans did to the Dixie Chicks.

[@jadon184923]

Cheerleaded? Do you not have spellcheck?

[@rlarkin100]

@@jadon184923 en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cheerleaded

[@IMSiegfried]

Hannity reminds me of Abrams, Tromp's new side kick. Abrams was tried and convected of war crimes and now he's back for act two. ::spits in Hannity's & Abrams faces:: www.democracynow.org/2019/1/30/allan_nairn_trump_s_venezuela_envoy

[@jdgorton1199]

Seth I hope you never stop telling it like it is! Love watching you.

[@txellblanxer9060]

By the way, in Barcelona we speak Catalan and not Spanish.

[@Morpheous2070]

txell blanxer “well , whoop ti do Basil “ - Austin powers

[@NewMessage]

He might be anti war.. but he's definitely pro distraction.

[@clblanchard08]

He's not antiwar. The republicans are have become masters of psychological warfare. They'll use that to support a war into Venezuela. It's the same playbook Bush used for Iraq. Lie until they almost believe it, then shove it down their throats.

[@williamtoccijr9579]

Your profile pic is so distracting...lol...I hate having notification...lol

[@wetbobspongepants]

YES He's Anti war if he has to fight...OH, OH MY bone spurs. But I was able to play sports in school...ladies 😛

[@sparklez63368]

Where does this come from?! Shutdown to war with Venezuela!? This is absolutely crazy...GIVE ME A F***ING BREAK!!!

[@chabajosa8692]

Damien Darhk his helping Venezuelans not going to war with them.

[@chabajosa8692]

I know this because I am Venezuelan btw

[@countingstarspro]

Damien Darhk I’m sorry if it took you by surprise. But this is the result of 20 years of corruption. It’s not Trump’s doing. I’m Venezuelan and I support the actions that many nations are taking to corner Maduro who’s term ended January 10th and is illegitimately overstaying his presidency.

[@RIXRADvidz]

you can type out FUCKING!!!! nobody is going to demonetize you

[@suzettealjanabi760]

@@countingstarspro You don't want America and especially the orange dump in your country, you will pay a much higher price than you are already experiencing.

[@AngieGB24]

Thank u Seth for talking about the situation in our country 🇻🇪

[@onalennavuyokazinhlumayo312]

This is the most I've seen Mike Pence speak and just from that clip alone I'm real scared for America if Trump gets impeached and that man becomes president. Yall really damned if you impeach and damned if you don't :/

[@iquanyin1]

me too

[@cyberbob19]

We will deal with pence when it's time to deal with pence. No problem.

[@johndoe-gt4rx]

Yeah he's a conservative ideolog and a bigot with extremist religious views I think he'd be much worse than trump.

[@ritamariekelley4077]

Pence is cunning and presumably--sane. We'd have a corrupt theocracy under him. What an ugly choice.

[@AndyouareWrong]

.... Yeah we know.... Times like this I think about moving to Haiti

[@murderoustendencies]

LBJ : No one can make the world hate the US like I can. Trump : HOLD MY BIG MAC.

[@liquidsnakeckw]

Did you mean hamberder?

[@avacole7607]

Make that a tee-shirt! ”LBJ: No one can make ... Trump: HOLD MY BIG MAC!"

[@danielpowell]

LeBron James never said that

[@jacquescousteau4592]

@@danielpowell Lyndon B. Johnson

[@danielstewart7163]

@@jacquescousteau4592 sad commentary on today's education system. Or he could just be an idiot. Dealers choice.

[@ichifish]

Perhaps we should prepare to accept some Venezuelan refugees? There's lots of well-educated, wonderful people in that country that I would be happy to have as neighbors.

[@MsTiticat]

You are an angel!! Migration to the States is very difficult for Venezuelans. Although I don't like what Trump is doing in the States, I support the military action in Venezuela, because is need it, to restore democracy in my home country.

[@rsotoz]

No, we rather you help us to overthrow the dictator.

[@cha7278]

Maria usted estás loca if you think that America will come to help restore democracy in a fair, unprejudiced manner. All your future presidents after such an intervention will just be Washington's puppets and all of your countries resources will be out of your hands. They will give you order yes but with a knife held to your throats. Not to mention how many Venezuelans will be killed and injured. Never trust America if they have an economic interest, that's all they really care about

[@equestanton1017]

Make California independent too! They just need some sharp shooters Maria Azzalin.

[@Perno007]

Josh Wilson look close in Miami

[@jonanice]

1:50 omg that quip about the pigeon 🤣 spot on! ROFL

[@russellcampbell9198]

Mike inspire a rebellion? He couldn't inspire pigs to get dirty.

[@sprybug]

It's all about the oil, guys. We really don't care about the people of Venezuela.

[@its_Meli]

Come on, you already have it. The US is basically the only country that buys Venezuelan oil because it's too heavy to be processed elsewhere. Look instead to Cuba, that's been getting it for free for almost two decades, and China, that receives oil in payment for loans that go straight to Maduro's pockets.

[@allmotorhash]

exactly only about oil venezuela people are brown i dont see trump magas caring much about “the people”

[@ebybeehoney]

Sadly true. We need OFF oil!

[@noneya1238]

They don't even care about their own people, look what threy did on 9/11, all for oil.

[@incognitotorpedo42]

sprybug, we have shitloads of our own oil. Why the hell would we need Venezuelas? Why is much of the rest of the western world on board with getting rid of Maduro? You think maybe that the country is a fucking disaster has something to do with it? That no one wants a failed state in the western hemisphere? FFS, Think, people!

[@stephanie5249]

When a shady trickster tells you to look away, keep your eye on the shady trickster

[@toadjiang7626]

Yes, this seems to be a distraction, but it could be very costly too. All these post 9/11 wars have already cost America about $6 trillion, and that number is getting bigger everyday. Funny how America can always find money for needless wars, yet when it comes to taking care of their own poor and sick people, American politicians and the MSM are always like "How can we afford it?"

[@marcus_w0]

So that his partner can steal your wallet calmly.

[@jaydentownsend5402]

@@toadjiang7626, it's all about getting a quick buck, sadly enough raising the standard of living doesn't pay itself off untill the next generation. I'm from Australia and I get to go to my doctor and psychologist of choice free of charge. Though it comes out of my tax. We did it in the 70's and the conservatives here have been trying to take it away ever since.

[@justthecoolestdudeyo9446]

But also keep that other eye on what the USA is doing in Venezuela. Because military action and sanctions that'll hurt people in Venezuela is absolutely a shady trick in its own right.

[@gz9975]

That's why we kept a close eye on Hussein Obama.

[@1wolfdog1]

Elect a clown, and get a circus.

[@burnellbrowne4303]

THREE RING CIRCUS and PUPPET MASTER PUTIN AT THE HELM?

[@AvroBellow]

Which clown do you think that he's more like, Pennywise or The Violator? LOL

[@Bricklinsv1970]

That's why we got rid of the Circus two years ago.

[@iamtheoriginal9142]

@@Bricklinsv1970 by rid you mean when he completed two terms, without Russian assistance to get elected, without multiple investigations and without over 20 officials leaving his office through multiple scandals? Yeah you really showed him...

[@michaelrobertson6618]

@@Bricklinsv1970 and you call this bullshit competent? You are a new and improved moron.

[@juliozoar2369]

Mike pence sounds like he was ordering the speedy gonzales combo for lunch at the local tex mex restaurant 🤣

[@happyliving1922]

"We need help to overthrow the evil dictator." USA: Meh. "We...we got oil." *National anthem starts playing

[@BBaloa]

we already sell our oil to the us, the us is our best customer...

[@happyliving1922]

@Brad Pike We would have colonized Mars by now if it had oil.

[@vivianacorina]

You know nothing

[@shanadir]

@@BBaloa but why pay for something you can just take? Besides, you sell their... I mean, your, oil to other countries too

[@ntl5983]

Dick Cheney wants to overthrow Pence.

[@kjohns99]

Gee, do ya think maybe, just maybe, Bolton wanted everybody to see his notes?

[@salvadorros4988]

You are thinking! Maybe, just maybe, that was a way to threat the dictatorship, make them flee the country, and avoid any military intervention.

[@kjohns99]

@@salvadorros4988 Exactly.

[@ZOSO900]

I get the joke, but pigeons *are* doves. The zoology nerd in me just had to say that.

[@mariacupo4937]

Hey you're right. I forgot about that. It's ok to be a zoology nerd. 💕

[@randomperson8571]

Jokes were on point tonight Seth! Loved the Jeb Bush,Trump is a pigeon, and Mike Pence's Spanish jokes.

[@BeesBugsJapan]

America, can’t keep their own government open, but feels the need to mess with others.....

[@MarianaOlivares96]

no messing with Venezuelans. That was ALREADY messed up. Big time.

[@armedwombat6816]

Not saying the US caused the situation, but their sanctions sure didn't make it better.

[@gopichandu1412]

B9w

[@mgass1354]

Only those that have nationalized oil wells. Those we not only mess with, but if we have to, invade militarily in order to get stooge leaders willing to denationalize the oil and give it to the oil companies.

[@mgass1354]

@@armedwombat6816. Between sanctions and the CIA stirring the pot? Oh, I can give you 90/10 that are government caused the situation and then turned up the heat. Our government has run around South America pulling coups and installing dictators since the 1950's.

[@johnl6176]

That pigeon's far too pretty to use as a comparison. You need to use one that has barely any feathers, except on its head, and has one of those gimpy ball feet.

[@ljh5141]

Pigeons don't purposely cause grief.

[@Mamali316]

And don't forget Drumpf's small hands

[@mscloudherder329]

And It has to be an orange pigeon.

[@IMSiegfried]

@@mscloudherder329 Heh!

[@forthesakeofsanityandsuch9331]

Every time i see Bolton i think for a good few seconds that someone managed to resurrect Mark Twain

[@strangeangel235]

Except Twain was more intelligent, and insightful.

[@hks2377]

Maybe if Twain were possessed by a demon, in the process of being resurrected. Bolton is one of the worst war mongers we’ve ever had.

[@margueritejohnson6407]

Re: Bolton. Can I encourage you to google ‘Mr Pastry’. An eccentric dancer and comedian from the 1950s. The likeness is uncanny.

[@keironwright6947]

small point, doves and pigeons ae the same thing, pigeons are also called rock doves.

[@rolandomichel2070]

A Closer Look gives me the will to live through this waking fever dream of an administration. Hopefully someday it will be over, and then we can truly laugh at what we collectively went through, much like disaster survivors when they realize that they are still alive and unharmed. Fingers crossed!

[@mikereseigh]

It's like we are being run by Archie Bunker if he was stupid and nuts.

[@ecilana1234]

Is every person working in the White House practically a cartoon character?

[@couragekarnga8735]

Either that or they look like one.

[@moonlit6311]

You need to see Our Cartoon President. Showtime uploaded the first episode for free on YT. Hopefully, it's still up.

[@murderoustendencies]

Practically ? ;)

[@laurenescarcha3246]

Yes

[@d3al3rplays68]

Off course not cause then all this would be funny... You turn of the TV and get back to reallity... But here the Off button does not work!!! :-)

[@henriroggeman7267]

Big-up to you, Seth, for speaking out on Bolton.

[@nduncan79]

Dude. That Spanish lesson with the gym teacher hilarious and true.

[@theresawilliams3650]

So we have view another day at the WH Circus !

[@casperguylkn]

@onlyfacts under Dubya, but that was one type, this is on another level

[@ericplumhoff9208]

@onlyfacts Well , 2, but it does seem like 8 or more

[@Maxxmentum]

Keep the oil? Like pirates? Only if Jack Sparrow can be our president.

[@grandwonder5858]

What you expect when you have a crook serving as the president? Just because he found himself in the White House doesn’t change his criminal mindset!

[@charlieg1175]

Jack Sparrow could be ALOT BETTER than tump

[@priscillafreeman1158]

There is enough oil in Don Jr's hair to float a war ship.

[@jorgedacosta8957]

That's Bull. Electric cars will be here soon. What good is the oil? Harley Davidson is making the First electrical motorcycle this year.

[@Mrbooboo1972]

Great show Seth and team.

[@MonnyYell]

Sending Troops to Venezuela is not putting "America First"

[@johnmoussiaux7669]

It depends on what kind of America you want to put first. Is it good for America, no, is it good for his likelihood of getting reelected? Yes. And that's really the only thing that has mattered to Trump since he got elected

[@Knightfire66]

well they will bring some good old oil back :D

[@reactedgnat9344]

Having another Russian/Chinese stronghold on the continent is not a good outcome at all for America, especially considering that both Russia and China seem to want as much land as possible.

[@halinakoval]

👏👏👏👏Reacted Gnat

[@seriesjunkie0074]

Some babies were dropped on their heads but Trump supporters were clearly thrown at a wall!

[@brinahmazzi65]

😂😂😂😂

[@rossprohaska6263]

What about wheels we’re they thrown at wheels I hear wheels are more violent than walls? It’s wheels that are more dangerous than walls?

[@seriesjunkie0074]

@@rossprohaska6263 Dude, stop consuming meth!

[@seriesjunkie0074]

@Dak Lamerbusch Ah right. I forgot that we live now in Trumps reality where wheels are older than walls. And facts aren't facts. And truth isn't truth. And collusion isn't a crime. And crimes aren't crimes. And climate change is only a hoax.

[@robertfox9301]

How else was you supposed to break through..

[@mori1bund]

"We have destabilized the middle east!" The one sole case where Trump got something actually right! Well, we know what they say about broken clocks...

[@lawrenceatkinson5884]

Remind me, when was the Middle East stable? Ever?

[@firstlast-fr1le]

@@lawrenceatkinson5884 It was not so bad once upon a time. Ask the British.

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

@@lawrenceatkinson5884 Before the Isrealites stole Palastine and the Islamic Revolution began.

[@alial-subaie9566]

Lawrence Atkinson before the west started backing monarchies to get oil

[@tjallingappelhof2055]

@@lawrenceatkinson5884 yeah, maybe 'we have destabalized the middle east even further' would be a bit better. But you get the point, right?

[@JuliaCris]

Great writing!

[@inyournargazz5337]

That pence speech was hilarious 🤣

[@billytrespassers3123]

It's like I'm singing that part in Bohemian Rhapsody: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no! NO NO NO NO NO GODDAMMIT NO NO NO NONONONONO!"

[@borgyoh]

but i thought HILLARY was going to start a war and thats why trump was elected....

[@ducheswannabe]

I guess Trump is on his special time of the month. That's why he's acting so erratic XD

[@jeromefitzroy]

That’s how you people saddled us with him.

[@jeromefitzroy]

You guys didn’t want a Clinton Dynasty, now you have the Trump Empire.

[@probablynotabigtoe9407]

That was the kremlin pushed propaganda

[@kyaa8502]

No my dear, the American people were just confused and thought he is a billionaire and a businessman forgotten how he began and his multiple bankruptcies and thought he could create jobs and put food on their tables every day. They were wrong and still they don't know how they are going to get out of the mess they created.

[@jairajranchod7360]

"I can't believe Trump left Syria, how dare he!!" "I can't believe anyone ever thought trump was anti-war!!"

[@verystablegenius8316]

Ha, Pences' Spanish reminds me of 9th grade Spanish class in Memphis, TN. The teacher introduced herself, "Buenos Dias, ya'll"

[@verystablegenius8316]

True story. Not the same w/o the southern accent but she continued (phonetically) " May yama es senorita Strickland". At the time, my sister in law was living w us, my brother was out to sea in the Navy.. She is Mexican and to this day, we still laugh about that!

[@hoodfella166]

Never trust a Bolton. Learned that from Game Of Thrones.

[@gabesarti7184]

The North Remembers or in this case America remembers...

[@guguy00]

As a football/soccer fan Bolton almost went bankrupt. A bit like Johnny's ethical standpoint tbf

[@grlkat]

Whoever came up with that pigeon joke deserves a bonus.

[@raphsherman2209]

Mike Pence is a closet case! My GAY SPIDEY VIBES going off!

[@raydavies3278]

A gay zombie,uhh.

[@kyoakland]

he's fasho gay

[@michelleburkholder2547]

You know it and so does Randy Rainbow

[@randomperson8571]

The worst homophobes are all gay... they turn their hatred of that part of themselves onto others. They have to compensate for that part of them that they think is not okay, so they become crazy homophobes. Homophobic Republicans all sneered at Obama for being "soft" and accused him of being a closeted gay man, but they're all definitely projecting.

[@chezmoi42]

@@michelleburkholder2547 Oh, yeah! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYakaqBjnJZll8k kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnikZoJqbrmSp6c

[@a.nyangao.m]

Maybe I should write it down when I go to the bathroom then, cause I always forget to floss

[@themorrislessgroup]

Thank god for Seth and the writers of this show.

[@darkpepsi]

J. Morris Seth and every other late night comics are unsung heroes we need in these dark times!

[@cardhutt]

lol.. magic sky people

[@iswish_41]

God? lol

[@rascallyrabbit717]

Amber is the favourite

[@johancorrales6537]

Get a life

[@Kelz_X]

Trump needs to take care of his own house before sticking his nose in Venezuela’s

[@LonelyLoon1]

KelZ X That’s the point. We need oil.

[@axirnindar4171]

@@LonelyLoon1 do we because I don't really think we do.

[@rax816]

Maduro supporter?

[@axirnindar4171]

We should be moving away from foreign oil, and fossil fuels not only for climate change and national security reasons. But also because the rest of the world is moving towards renewable energy and if American companies and American technology was the leading the way that would be a huge new market that would be great for economic growth.

[@cha7278]

Its all about the money, money money...

[@Jerepasaurus]

I regret to belatedly inform, Pigeons' proper name is "Rock Dove". They are in fact, a species of dove. lol

[@zuperzoniko6365]

Oh I'm POSITIVE the good people of Venezuela will cherish and obey Pence's words 😂😂.

[@eliruseva6581]

Trump in office reminds me of me trying to push through uni course that I have zero clue of what’s going on but I am bulshiting my way through...

[@davidgaunt5018]

Bullshitting has two Ls and two Ts. Good luck at uni.

[@eliruseva6581]

@@davidgaunt5018 it's obviously a typo... but thanks. You know this word bulLshitting is very academic..

[@Jestrath]

And somehow you still manage to get B's and A's?

[@brinahmazzi65]

😂😂😂😂me in college

[@lintran3211]

Ruseva - good luck at UNI (University of Northern Iowa)

[@jimsvideos7201]

Good on John Bolton for LARPing Scruffy from Futurama.

[@eSysmanSuperYachts]

Volume is always low on these videos.

[@roryschweinfurter2601]

New Yorkers have a word to describe Trump JAMOKE which I have finally deciphered MAJOR JOKE

[@busterfixxitt]

"We're not considering anything but all options are on the table." Seriously! Look at all the options we're not considering!

[@anniesue4456]

Exactly all military professionals will say that force is the last option! Trump easily threatens military force because he has never experienced the death and injuries. Trump makes me sick to my stomach ..... are we going to survive 2 more years of this opportunistic ignoramious his arrogance is beyond tolerable

[@based_leopard4061]

Charles Lehmann Donald trump is helping the Venezuelan people . I am Venezuelan and I am glad this nightmare will be over .

[@discodespot]

L 3/5 you post the same comment all over the place. This is exactly the kind of bullshit intelligence agencies do to win hearts and minds. Which one pays you

[@ideeyes4054]

@@based_leopard4061 Check the situation in Libya and come back telling me you want the same

[@based_leopard4061]

IDE eyes the situation in lybia started by Obama ? How about you check out the liberation of panama from the noriega regime ?

[@max77themax]

Venezuela's economy is bad because of decades of US sanctions which is conveniently ignored

[@sunakina]

Lol maybe the guy wanted to signal anyone with the note pad facing outward XD

[@teuntjelief1]

is this again a threat to Americans like Vietnam Afghanistan ,Irak Korea etc.. America the greatest agressor in the world ... and these wars were all lost big time ...

[@tygrahof9268]

Again; Since when are we Rome? Taking Iraq's oil, not ours to take. Invade Venezuela, not our problem to solve. The stupidity surpasses even elementary levels. Support these countries. Support other countries; but don't involve our military and billions WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND!!!

[@maryfontenelle8633]

Trump is creating more refugees and when they get to the border he will demonized them.

[@Karma-qt4ji]

Sorry to say but this is exactly what your military is there for. You may not realise this but your military is an aggressor and a bully and not a defence force. The list of countries where they have gotten involved in conflict contains primarily names of countries that have oil, drugs or both. By the way, your comment was spot on and I am glad that some of your citizens see that.

[@OrontesRM]

Rome at least created infrastructures and welfare for the provinces it took. You're thinking of Vikings.

[@op3l]

The US has been meddling in other people’s business for a long while now.

[@rosamcdonald1666]

Not Rome, Sparta.

[@pdxthomas]

Bolton either has an appallingly short attention span, or he intentionally brandished that yellow pad facing out, as some sort of not-so-subtle threat. Either way, he is dangerously unqualified for his position. Like Trump.

[@firstlast-fr1le]

I was thinking it was on purpose also. I may have given him to much credit though.

[@gabesarti7184]

Name one person in trumps cabinet that is remotely qualified for their positions?

[@based_leopard4061]

Thomas Donald trump is helping the Venezuelan people . I am Venezuelan and I am glad this nightmare will be over .

[@WigglyTuffStuff]

I had a coach for a trig class once, and I tell ya... Seth's gym teacher is spot on.

[@cola6309]

Mike pence sounds like the voice you’d hear when a national emergency message is being relayed.

[@incredibilistic]

Please, please...stop calling him "president". He's Trump, just Trump.

[@robinholbrook6576]

I have NEVER called him president! Never will! I can’t wait to be dancing in the streets when he is ousted! I JUST CANT WAIT!!! 🎉🎊🎉

[@armedwombat6816]

No, he is your president. Enough people voted for him so he is officially the person in charge of the US. Deal with it. And by that I mean: Do something to get rid of him.

[@100Fleur100]

If youre from the USA he is your president. No matter how much we hate him, he won the election

[@angelakristin2927]

I disagree. An illegitimate president isn't the president. A person in possession of a thing is not necessarily its rightful owner. If it's been stolen, it belongs to someone else and the person who had it is guilty of a crime. Donald Trump did not come by his current position honestly, and that cannot be the same as someone who did. After Bush, and now Trump, I think we should have learned to stop allowing the candidate with the second most votes to take office.

[@1959aak]

Traitor Trump!

[@304Kid]

Aren't we still at war in Afghanistan? (One moment to Google that info) Yep, we are still messing around in Afghanistan. So do really need to go to Venezuela?

[@mlfeathers7527]

Michael Blankenship NO!

[@its_Meli]

@@genghiskhan9269 Yet. You can even look up how terrorist organizations are present in Venezuela, and even Hamas and Hezbollah are openly supporting Maduro's regime. There has been illegal emission of Venezuelan passports to all sort of people. It's only a matter of time before a terrorist shows up in the news, with a Venezuelan passport that allowed him/her to enter the US or any other country.

[@YourMajesty143]

@@its_Meli - I love how they've already preemptively fear-mongered you into believing that nonsense, so that you can feel justified in an invasion in yet another country. Isn't it enough that we've been in countless unnecessary wars since Vietnam? How much more oil do you assholes need? Or was the opium in Afghanistan not enough? Maybe we should keep our soldiers at home, y'know give em a chance to heal from all that PTSD

[@alexs3ya332]

The real crisis is at the border send them to stop all the drugs and gangs!!😂😂

[@MarianaOlivares96]

@ViciousProphet ' Venezuelan here' We are NOT currently free. THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT!! thanks for your concern, but its much more complex than what is led by Seth. You can look for Johanna Hausmann video about the issue. It will clear many things up

[@NoahG1000]

The only time I’ve ever laughed this hard hearing someone say “vaya con dias” was at the end of point break

[@fernandobanuelos4965]

He is going to go all dork Vader on them with space force LMFAO

[@nykatewinslowable]

Anyone surprised that suddenly Trump has interest in Venezuela? So does Russia

[@DragonXZero]

The weird thing is...Russia sided with Maduro, and Trump sided with Guaido. So either they wanna have both their asses covered or someone managed to convince Trump that the good guy was the one he should be rooting for

[@chabajosa8692]

The U.S. is 100% against Russia on this. Read before you write.

[@Artyomthewalrus]

Yeah, I really think they should have actually talked about the situation in venezuela. It costs them credibility when they blatantly cherry pick the facts they want to include. Russia backing Maduro is pretty important. I am whole-heartedly against trump, but shows like this should care a little bit more about the facts, obviously omitting things that doesn't side with their narrative hurts their credibility.

[@Dorian_sapiens]

A good fiction writer could come up with all kinds of reasons why the US and Russia are on opposite sides of this one. It makes sense for the US to back Guaido: he's a right winger, and the US never tolerates leftists governing in Central and South America. So, is Russia squaring off against us just for international theater? Are both nations just throwing some cash to their arms industries?

[@Artyomthewalrus]

+Dorian sapiens There are very clear reasons why both countries have gone the route they did. Russia has given huge loans to the Venezuelan government, if there is a radical shift like this, and the dictator they are backing gets ousted they could very well lose a lot of their investments. America on the other hand has historically always opposed authoritarian dictators and supported democracy (with exceptions of course, yes the usa has installed some dictators) Russia and China are the ones who have a very clear vested interest in keeping maduro in power. The usa getting involved isn't quite as straightforward

[@Mike-dx1ul]

How much longer until this clown is finally gone.

[@eyeseer1]

January 21, 2021. Or until Mueller sends the clown to court.

[@JAMES-my8bf]

Anytime between now and 6 years from now.. 😢

[@stalker1017]

6 years??🤨 u gonna vote for him again? Hmmm carry on

[@JAMES-my8bf]

@@stalker1017 HELL NO! But don't think that he can't get reelected..

[@lefthandyogi]

@@JAMES-my8bf Or "reelected" like W and his diebold "voting" machines xD

[@thelastofthelemmings6279]

Even Donald trump's staffers have "gold" on their notebooks!

[@ntl5983]

Trump can't wait to go to Venezuela so he can throw some toilet paper rolls at the crowd.

Which would be eager to get them.

[@mountcomfort740]

On wait until Pence's limp wrist throws it!

[@ichifish]

It's frightening to see that 2016 Trump seemed to be only relatively incoherent compared to his completely incoherent ramblings in 2019.

[@Jet-rx1ji]

Josh Wilson I noticed that too. He would have practised with a whole team for the 2016 race. There’s big bucks involved in these campaigns. Now he doesn’t “learn his lines”. He just vomits his brain ramblings out. I’d say he’s the same orange idiot.

[@MrFlyingPanda]

What's funny or scary are those illuminati conspirationist that think Hillary is a robot or controlled by aliens because she had a seizure. This moron is late stage dementia but no theory about their dear leader..

[@amberb6637]

I don't know if these Closer Look videos make me feel better or worse about the world, but I appreciate the work that goes into making them :)

[@xnick_uy]

Not a single Spanish word was properly pronounced that day

[@saraskywalker2127]

All the dislikes are from Venezuelans who want their country back.

[@MsTiticat]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHbZeaqff7yad7s please past this around, gracias chama

[@FreedomFighter-cr5xg]

Trump is just another cheap version of Mussolini

[@yourenotforgotten5639]

And deserves the same fate.

[@derekwadas8489]

FreedomFighter 2017 Give me specific reasons as to how! Don’t just throw some broad comment out there w/o any backing whatsoever!

[@rascallyrabbit717]

But unlike Mussolini Trump has the army that can get the job done

[@Phractal]

Without the charm

[@FreedomFighter-cr5xg]

Trump is a coward draft dodger that fired Mattis .. Trump thinks he is a great military leader .. just as delusional as Mussolini was ..

[@rene522]

This should frighten everyone! This is straight up a Coup!

[@empresstina876]

The pigeon joke was funny 😆

[@AlexisShahriarAssadi]

I almost spit my coffee when he was impersonating a gym teacher teaching Spanish class.

[@TheJwaterworks]

I'm starting to really think.. that the american political system might benefit from having politicians(/people) not be able to run for any office when they are above the age of 70. (Maybe even 65) Everytime i see news about the older senators.. or just Trump himself I truely feel as if they are extreemly out of touch with the moden day sociaty and often ramble about things unrelevant to the subject at hand.

[@YourMajesty143]

But Bernie 😭

[@bjornsantens9030]

And lower the age to enter...AOC is apparently to young. I'm my country she would not be the youngest by far

[@bjornsantens9030]

And you need to give Bernie a chance...he has a young mind

[@ebybeehoney]

Term limits would help

[@everyonedeservestogohome2949]

Baby boomers

[@yirapatricia]

Solution: don't take their oil for free and let others countries sell food to them. You blocking the country never helps.

[@angelrodriguez-valdes7547]

False. Venezuela buys food from many countries, and until no long even from US.

[@mwizzie9346]

I love you guys

[@lyrachle]

"New Yorkers hate him. and he loves fast food" HAHAHA!

[@lux-3001]

There is a concept that the US struggles to understand. The concept of a sovereign country, that is.

[@bathasleftthecave]

At least Trump's inability to understand that the US is sovereign from Russia shows he is consistent.

[@lux-3001]

@@bathasleftthecave Yeah, but it is not just Trump. The whole population in general. I mean, why the need of exporting "democracy" to other countries, when the US alone has problems with it. This phenomenon can be seen in every American Hollywood movie where the US is the saviour and the "leader of the "free" world" and has slowly crawled into the minds of people who really think like that. The majority of people in the US doesn't even know what freedom is... Can you imagine if a foreign country wanted to interfere with elections in the US?! I bet everybody would accept it as good will gesture, I am sure of it.

[@Walter-jv5kr]

Trump knows more about Cheeseburger than the Generals.

[@n4ppyboyx]

that note was probably a message

[@herb369nichols]

Tell your writers to do a little more research Seth!! 😂😂😂 A pigeon.... aka rock "dove"

[@Montesama314]

"Estamos con ustedes." I believe the operative word is "con."

[@jojobean9260]

Isn't it vios con dios and not vion like that idiot can speak Spanish

[@-TheChurchOfTruth-]

Divert focus this WAYYYY....Divert focus this WAYYYY!!!

[@darqjade]

As someone who lives in Trinidad, a country located right off the coast of Venezuela, the idea of 'military action' is in a word, terrifying.

[@sjtheoldone]

He's been watching clear and present danger 😂