Draggingtree Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 McClatchy : Is Donald Trump just another Latin American strongman? HIGHLIGHTS People who’ve fled Venezuela find parallels between Trump, Hugo Chávez Trump, Chavez similarities include brash style, polarizing rhetoric, machismo, they say Donald Trump’s supporters call comparisons of him to Hugo Chávez ridiculous BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ fordonez@mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON For some Latin Americans, there’s a stinging familiarity hearing Donald Trump rail against the “disgusting” this and that. It reminds them of home. At a campaign rally last week, Trump warned supporters that if Hillary Clinton were elected, the United States would be led into the kind of economic abyss being felt by Venezuela. But for Andres Caceres, who grew up in Venezuela before moving to Miami 16 years ago, such apocalyptic warnings are worrying: He thinks Trump sounds too much like Latin America’s infamous strongmen known as caudillos. “He reminds me way too much of Chávez,” said Caceres, who’s 29, referring to Hugo Chávez, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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