{"id":2323813,"date":"2024-08-13T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T17:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-venezuela-would-be-far-safer-place-for-him-if-he-loses-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T13:28:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T17:28:30","slug":"trump-says-venezuela-would-be-far-safer-place-for-him-if-he-loses-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-venezuela-would-be-far-safer-place-for-him-if-he-loses-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Venezuela would be \u2018far safer place\u2019 for him if he loses election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-venezuela-would-be-far-safer-place-for-him-if-he-loses-election-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2323813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a \u200drecent interview\u2064 with Elon Musk, former President Donald Trump stated that he would consider relocating to Venezuela\u2063 if he loses\u200c the 2024 election, claiming it would\u200c be &#8220;a far safer place&#8221; than the \u2064United States. Amidst rising crime\u200d rates in\u200c the U.S., Trump\u200b pointed out that crime in \u2062Venezuela has been decreasing. He expressed concerns about the current \u200dstate of law enforcement and public\u2064 safety in \u200dAmerica, saying\u2064 that the crime rate here is &#8220;going through the \u200droof.&#8221; Despite\u2063 the ongoing unrest in\u2062 Venezuela following a\u2064 controversial election, Trump\u200c suggested a meeting with Musk there \u2063would be preferable due to safety concerns.\u200b His comments have sparked \u200bdiscussion about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-selects-pamela-smith-as-police-chief-as-crime-in-city-soars\/\" title=\"Pamela Smith chosen as DC police chief amidst rising crime.\">crime \u2063rates<\/a> in\u2062 both countries, referencing a report indicating a general decline in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">violent crime<\/a> in major U.S. cities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says Venezuela would be &lsquo;far safer place&rsquo; for him if he loses election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729329\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> said he would leave the United States and stop by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Venezuela<\/a> should he lose the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on X with entrepreneur Elon Musk, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3118777\/five-takeaways-trump-x-conversation-elon-musk-marred-rocky-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>plagued with problems<\/a>, Trump expressed interest in meeting with Musk in Venezuela, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-flee-venezuela-loses-election-elon-musk-interview-1938321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to <em>Newsweek<\/em><\/a>. The former president said Venezuela, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-elections-suspension-x-elon-musk-59bb734bdd0c8cc4082d6a0cb0f5af25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>roiled in unrest<\/a> since a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-states-have-a-long-way-to-go-to-safeguard-the-2024-election\/\" title=\"Swing states must do more to protect the 2024 election\">controversial presidential election<\/a>, would be &ldquo;a far safer place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If something happens with this election, which would be a horror show, we&rsquo;ll meet the next time in Venezuela because it&rsquo;ll be a far safer place to meet than our country,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;OK, so we&rsquo;ll go. You and I will go, and we&rsquo;ll have a meeting and dinner in Venezuela.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump further said the crime rate in Venezuela has dropped while the crime rate in the U.S. has risen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their crime rate is coming down, and our crime rate is going through the roof. And it&rsquo;s so simple. And you haven&rsquo;t seen anything yet because these people have come into our country, and they&rsquo;re just getting acclimated, and they don&rsquo;t know about being politically correct, law enforcement, or lack of law enforcement and our police. I have to just end with this. We have great police,&rdquo; he said, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The Major Cities Chiefs Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3118008\/violent-crime-dropped-compared-2023-major-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released<\/a> a report last week showing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-mlb-might-be-a-little-too-woke-if-league-does-business-with-chinese-communists-while-boycotting-georgia\/\" title=\"Rand Paul: MLB \u2018Might Be A Little Too Woke\u2019 If League Does Business With Chinese Communists While Boycotting Georgia\">violent&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crime<\/a>&nbsp;in most major cities has dropped overall year to year. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/majorcitieschiefs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MCCA-Violent-Crime-Report-2024-and-2023-Midyear.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a>, which compiles crime statistics from the police departments of 69 major counties and cities from Jan. 1 through June 30, showed a roughly 6% drop in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">violent<\/a>&nbsp;crime.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-argue-at-impeachment-trial-that-capitol-breach-wasnt-sparked-by-one-speech\/\" title=\"Democrats Argue at Impeachment Trial That Capitol Breach Wasn\u2019t Sparked by \u2018One Speech\u2019\">made similar claims<\/a> a number of times, including when he said Venezuela is sending its criminals to the U.S., though the accuracy of that idea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/factchecks\/2024\/apr\/10\/donald-trump\/donald-trump-exaggerates-venezuelan-crime-drop-and\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has been questioned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who claimed victory in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/venezuelans-vote-highly-charged-election-amid-fraud-worries-2024-07-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>controversial election two weeks ago<\/a>, has also banned X in the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-elections-suspension-x-elon-musk-59bb734bdd0c8cc4082d6a0cb0f5af25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>establishing a ten-day ban on Aug. 9<\/a>, after Musk accused Maduro of partaking in a &ldquo;great electoral fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 10 days are so that X can &ldquo;present its documents,&rdquo; though the documents the company is required to present have not been specified.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729329\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729329\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claims Venezuela would be a &#8216;much safer place&#8217; for him if he loses the election. Former President Donald Trump stated that he would consider leaving the U.S. and visiting Venezuela if he does not win the 2024 election. During a troubled interview on X with entrepreneur Elon Musk, Trump mentioned his desire to meet Musk in Venezuela, as reported by Newsweek. He described Venezuela, which has experienced significant unrest following a disputed presidential election, as &#8220;a far safer place.&#8221; Trump remarked, &#8220;If something goes wrong with this election, which would be disastrous, we\u2019ll meet next time in Venezuela because it\u2019ll be much safer than our country.&#8221; He added that they could have dinner there together. Trump also noted that while crime rates in Venezuela are decreasing, those in the U.S. are rising: &#8220;Their crime rate is going down while ours is skyrocketing.&#8221; He attributed this rise to new arrivals who may not understand law enforcement or political correctness but emphasized his belief in the effectiveness of American police forces. A recent report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association indicated an overall decline of about 6% in violent crime across major cities year-over-year from January to June 2023. Trump has previously made similar assertions about Venezuelan criminals being sent to the U.S., although this claim&#8217;s validity has been questioned. Additionally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently declared victory in a contentious election and imposed a ten-day ban on X after Musk accused him of electoral fraud; during this period, X must submit unspecified documents for review<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3042,"featured_media":2323814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MuskTrump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3728,8390,3634,14099],"class_list":["post-2323813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election","tag-safety","tag-trump","tag-venezuela"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MuskTrump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}