Rachel Maddow Blames Trump for Riots in Venezuela

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Apr. 22, 2017

Rachel Maddow somehow managed to blame Donald Trump for the riots in Venezuela.

The chyron on her show Thursday read: "Unrest in Venezuela Over Trump Donations."

The notion that unrest in Venezuela is due to Trump is too insane for words. Great job Maddow. pic.twitter.com/tw0VchNQGf
— Elliott Schwartz (@elliosch) April 21, 2017

Maddow actually tried to make the argument Venezuelans were "enraged anew" after a newly released FEC filing showed Citgo Petroleum donated $500,000 to President Trump's inauguration.

Citgo is a subsidiary of Venezuela's state run oil company.

Maddow was widely mocked on Twitter:

@elliosch Hmmm I thought maybe they were forcing the people of Venezuela to watch @MSNBC at all Doctors offices and airports
— Patrick Arnold (@PatrickArnold77) April 21, 2017

@elliosch If @HillaryClinton identified as a man and got the operation, and impregnated Kaitlyn Jenner I would swear @maddow clone would be born.
— Derek Adam Anderson (@AltruistcMystic) April 21, 2017

@elliosch so...if you donate to Trump this will happen in your neighborhood?
— Beto Ochoa (@Beto_In_Austin) April 21, 2017

@elliosch @benshapiro Here in Venezuela there is almost no comment on that donation, it is totally insignificant for the levels of corruption in my country
— Emmanuel Rodriguez V (@EmmanuelRV) April 22, 2017

Tucker Carlson even got in the mix:

Socialist Venezuelans can't get hold of meat or toilet paper... but MSNBC blames protests on TRUMP pic.twitter.com/K9C4UoVSTB
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 22, 2017

Maddow later apologized for the error.

Here's Thurs A block: https://t.co/UdVhSGeEaT On-air, a wrong banner re Venezuela ran on-screen; apologies! Fixed. https://t.co/AMAG87bNva
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) April 22, 2017

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