Fox News Discovers Other Nations Have Leaders Too
Fox News dedicates prime real estate to Nicolás Maduro's 'singing, dancing, and teeth-smashing' warnings against the 'North American empire.' (Who could he possibly mean?) This dramatic portrayal effectively distracts from the trifling detail that the US government, as of 2020, had seized a Venezuelan oil tanker and imposed crippling sanctions designed to destabilize the nation, impacting critical
medical supplies. Instead of exploring the historical context of U.S. attempts at regime change in Venezuela—from backing coup attempts in 2002 to recognizing an unelected opposition leader in 2019—Fox prefers to focus on the 'dancing' dictator. One might almost wonder if there's a reason a leader whose country's assets are being expropriated might feel a tad aggrieved. But why bother with
inconvenient history when you can paint a cartoon villain?