President Trump on Monday shared a disturbing video of Caracas teaching civilians how to run with large assault rifles during a militia training event, as new polling indicates the majority of Venezuelans support the US leader’s crackdown on dictator Nicolas Maduro.
“TOP SECRET: We caught the Venezuelan militia in training. A very serious threat!” Trump posted to Truth Social, including a video allegedly showing the training.
It’s unclear whether the president was being sarcastic or was genuinely concerned about the mass-training of armed civilians. The training appeared disorganized with heavy shouting, and the video focused in on an overweight woman running with an AK-style rifle.
On Saturday, Caracas brought thousands of citizens in for a day of lessons on weapons handling and othe