Trump demands Venezuela take action on one of his most outlandish claims - or face an 'incalculable' price

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Saturday 20 September 2025 16:31 EDT


President Donald Trump demanded the Venezuelan government accept the return of “all of the prisoners” he claims the country has forced into the U.S., or face an “incalculable” price.

Trump made the threat Saturday in a post on Truth Social, where he did not elaborate on which prisoners he was referring to other than some were “people from mental institutions,” — an unsubstantiated claim he has repeatedly made before.

“We want Venezuela to immediately accept all of the prisoners, and people from mental institutions, which includes the Worst in the World Insane Asylums, that Venezuelan “Leadership” has forced into the United States of America,” the president wrote. “Thousands of people have been badly hurt, and even killed, by these “Monsters.” GET THEM THE HELL OUT OF OUR COUNTRY, RIGHT NOW, OR THE PRICE YOU PAY WILL BE INCALCULABLE!” Trump added.

For years, Trump has claimed without evidence that Venezuela and other countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have been emptying their “insane asylums” and sending them to the U.S.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-venezuela-prisoners-mental-asylums-b2830575.html

[msongs]

1. yawn, flooding the zone nt

[2naSalit]

2. That's because he...

Doesn't understand the difference between mental health institutions and the act of seeking protection from harm. He has no compassion so he has no capacity to grasp the concept of humanity.

[AllyCat]

7. Came here to say this

[odins folly]

15. Exactly

Mister big brain stable genius thinks these people seeking asylum are FROM an asylum. Like Venezuela opened the door to their asylum and they are running across the boarder to find another asylum…..

Fucking idiot…

[ananda]

22. Boy, "asylum" sure was an unfortunate choice of words.

Perhaps all of us should start using "safe refuge."

Sometimes it's hard to fathom how stupid Magats
are, even when I already know they are really really
stupid.

[Lonestarblue]

3. Trump makes up lies and demands that governments fix something that doesn't exist.

The US government is now nothing but conspiracies and one man’s vengeance for every imaginary slight he thinks he has suffered. He needs to be in a mental institution.

[Roy Rolling]

5. Long-standing Joke

Not Republicans politicians, but this.(Republicans also)

Politicians build bridges where no rivers exist.

[odins folly]

23. An Asylum.....? N/T

[Roy Rolling]

4. Also...Bigfoot!

“Take back your undercover agents embedded in the U.S. as Bigfoot sleeper cells!”
—-BSCs in dictator language.
Sorry, he’s a fucking loony and not one Republican will call him out.
Also, not sorry.

[wolfie001]

11. Fat orange imbecile is what I call him

[ReRe]

6. This absolutely proves that he is out of his mind.

They need to get him out of office before he blows up another country for God's sake. No one can get it through his thick skull that the English language is full of words that sound alike and most times are even spelled alike, but have different fucking meanings!

[Bayard]

17. I never thought of that

He thinks, seeking "asylum," means an insane asylum, (which he thinks still exist.) His minions are afraid to correct him, so we have this huge persecution of immigrants because he's confused.

[Marcuse]

21. For ten years he's been saying tariffs are paid by exporters. They still believe him (or pretend to) .

[everyonematters]

8. combination of racism and delusion.

There is a meme that countries from central and South America are sending people to America. No, they are fleeing.

[QED]

9. He continues to conflate political asylum with "insane asylum"

Hasn't anyone told him they aren't the same thing - or does he lack the capacity to understand?

[ConstanceCee]

10. Better Name

I guess "Department of War" is a more fitting name, considering all of this.

[Clouds Passing]

12. So that's what the bombing of the boats is all about, of course it is!

[Butterflylady]

13. Trump demands, trump demands, trump demands, trump demands,

The hell with trump demands.....To hell with dump.....

[the nelm]

14. Hey Venezuela, we have a crazy old man pretending to play as president. You got a rubber room...

where we can stash for his own safety, and ours...

[Grins]

16. I see a Nobel in his future! /S

[Martin68]

18. Another hollow ultimatum from the blowhard-in-chief.

[SergeStorms]

19. Thw world is not scared of you, Krasnov.

I know you believe you're a tough guy, but everyone else knows you're a paper tiger. The neighborhood bully.......the classroom cheat.
Just sit the hell down and shut the f&*k up, you reeking sack of shit.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. Playground bully wants more lunch money, or else...

[struggle4progress]

24. He's good at pissing himself and telling everybody it's raining