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United States President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday\u00a0that he was personally offended by captured Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s recent attempts to mock his signature dancing. Speaking to House Republicans during a retreat at the Trump-Kennedy Centre in Washington, DC, the President accused Maduro of imitating his rally moves as a form of \u201cviolent" defiance before his eventual capture.<\/p>\n
The President\u2019s remarks referred to a viral video broadcast on Venezuelan state television in late 2025. In the clip, Maduro was seen grooving to a techno remix of his own mantra, \u201cNo War, Yes Peace", while a recorded voice repeated the phrase \u201cNo crazy war" in English. The display occurred just days after the US had conducted a strike on a Venezuelan dock and was interpreted by the White House as a deliberate attempt to \u201ccall Washington\u2019s bluff".<\/p>\n
\u201cHe gets up there and he tries to imitate my dance a little bit," Trump told the gathering of lawmakers, drawing laughter from the room. \u201cBut he\u2019s a violent guy. He\u2019s a violent guy, and he\u2019s killed millions of people." According to reports from The New York Times, this display of nonchalance was a \u201ctipping point" for the administration, convincing officials that Maduro was no longer deterred by American warnings and necessitating the \u201cSouthern Spear" extraction operation.<\/p>\n
While the President celebrated the \u201ctactical brilliance" of the extraction, he spent a significant portion of his address discussing the aesthetics of Maduro\u2019s performance. Trump noted that even First Lady Melania Trump has expressed her distaste for his own dancing, calling it \u201cunpresidential". However, the President defended his style, claiming his supporters \u201cgo crazy" for it, while framing Maduro\u2019s imitation as a clumsy and provocative act by a desperate dictator.<\/p>\n
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As Maduro awaits his next court appearance, the focus in Washington has shifted to the future of Venezuelan governance. President Trump reiterated on Tuesday that the US will remain in charge of the country for an indefinite period to ensure a \u201cproper transition" and to repair the nation\u2019s crumbling oil infrastructure.<\/p>\n
He warned that any resistance from Maduro\u2019s remaining loyalists or Vice President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez would be met with a \u201csecond and much larger" wave of military force, asserting that \u201cAmerican dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again".<\/p>\n
tags :dance<\/a>donald trump<\/a>nicolas maduro<\/a>United states<\/a>Venezuela<\/a><\/a>. Stay updated with the Latest World News and Global developments<\/a>, along with key India News and National updates<\/a>. Explore Politics<\/a>, City News<\/a>, Explainers<\/a>, and Expert Opinions<\/a> on News18. Join the fun, play games on News18<\/a>.\u00a0Download the News18 App<\/a> to stay updated!New Delhi, India, India<\/a>January 07, 2026, 06:30 IST world<\/a> Caught On Wrong Foot: Did Copying Trump's Dance Moves Lead To Maduro's Fall? and .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Caught On Wrong Foot: Did Copying Trump's Dance Moves Lead To Maduro's Fall? Curated By :Pathikrit Sen GuptaNews18.comLast Updated:January 07, 2026, 06:30 ISTDonald Trump noted that even Fir…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":7522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-times-of-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}