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Comrades no more. The Obama/Chavez love affair seems to be over.
Hugo Chávez blasted President Barack Obama as a clown and an embarrassment who has turned the United States into a disaster after Obama criticized Venezuelas ties with Iran and Cuba, according to a report Tuesday.
Chávezs comments came in the wake of Obamas Monday written interview with the Caracas paper El Universal, where the U.S. president questioned Venezuelas connections to those countries. Chávez hit back strongly at Obama on state TV Monday, according to The Guardian, saying the president gave the interview only to win votes in the 2012 election.
Mr. Obama decided to attack us, Chávez said. Now you want to win votes by attacking Venezuela. Dont be irresponsible. You are a clown, a clown. Leave us in peace Go after your votes by fulfilling that which you promised your people.
Focus on governing your country, which youve turned into a disaster, Chávez said, according to The Guardian.
Chávezs comments were prompted by Obamas response to an El Universal question about what the U.S. government thinks of Venezuelas ties to Iran and Cuba. Obama told the paper, It seems to me that the ties between Venezuelas government and Iran and Cuba have not served the interests of Venezuela and its people.
We are concerned about the governments actions, which have restricted the universal rights of the Venezuelan people, threatened basic democratic values and failed to contribute to the security in the region, Obama said, according to The Guardian.
Read more: Hugo Chavez: Obama?s a ?clown? president - Mackenzie Weinger - POLITICO.com
Hugo Chávez blasted President Barack Obama as a clown and an embarrassment who has turned the United States into a disaster after Obama criticized Venezuelas ties with Iran and Cuba, according to a report Tuesday.
Chávezs comments came in the wake of Obamas Monday written interview with the Caracas paper El Universal, where the U.S. president questioned Venezuelas connections to those countries. Chávez hit back strongly at Obama on state TV Monday, according to The Guardian, saying the president gave the interview only to win votes in the 2012 election.
Mr. Obama decided to attack us, Chávez said. Now you want to win votes by attacking Venezuela. Dont be irresponsible. You are a clown, a clown. Leave us in peace Go after your votes by fulfilling that which you promised your people.
Focus on governing your country, which youve turned into a disaster, Chávez said, according to The Guardian.
Chávezs comments were prompted by Obamas response to an El Universal question about what the U.S. government thinks of Venezuelas ties to Iran and Cuba. Obama told the paper, It seems to me that the ties between Venezuelas government and Iran and Cuba have not served the interests of Venezuela and its people.
We are concerned about the governments actions, which have restricted the universal rights of the Venezuelan people, threatened basic democratic values and failed to contribute to the security in the region, Obama said, according to The Guardian.
Read more: Hugo Chavez: Obama?s a ?clown? president - Mackenzie Weinger - POLITICO.com