Bizarre moment Venezuelan tyrant belts out John Lennon hit ‘Imagine’ in peace message to Trump amid fears of war with US
This is the puzzling moment Venezuelan despot Nicolas Maduro performed John Lenon’s hit song “Imagine” in a desperate bid for peace with Donald Trump.
The autocrat’s scathing interpretation came amid growing fears of all-out war between the United States and Venezuela.
In the bizarre footage, the tyrannical Maduro is seen addressing a crowd as he talks about the looming threat of a US-backed coup against his regime.
But moments later, the communist leader begins serenading his supporters with a shoddy rendition of “Imagine” – before breaking into a karaoke-style lip-sync to a backing track.
He was even seen waving peace signs alongside loyal fans during the performance – which could be interpreted as a desperate last appeal to the Don.
Maduro – who has a $50 million bounty on his head from the United States – said: “Do everything for peace. Like John Lennon said, right?”
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When he finished his long song, he said: “What a beautiful song.
“Younger people should check out the lyrics, it’s an inspiration forever.”
“It is an anthem for all eras and generations, a gift from John Lennon to humanity.
“Long live the eternal memory of this great poet and musician. »
Maduro’s attempt to sing the anti-war anthem comes just days after Washington announced a military campaign aimed at eliminating Venezuelan drug traffickers.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this week that the operation target “narcoterrorists” in the Western Hemisphere.
During his speech on Saturday, Maduro also criticized Trump’s “irresponsible” military exercises in Trinidad and Tobago planned for Sunday.
He also accused the American president of waging a “criminal war”.
US officials say Southern Spear will aim to dismantle cartel and militia networks that Washington support Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s hold on power.
CBS News On Wednesday, several sources cited several sources as saying that senior military officials presented Trump with updated options for possible operations in Venezuela, including strikes on earth.
Do everything for peace. As John Lennon said, right?
Maduro
Sources told the network that no final decisions have been made, but planning is real, active and accelerating.
Outside the briefing room, the equipment is already in place.
The USS Gerald Ford, America’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, is now the responsibility of the United States Southern Command.
It joins destroyers, warplanes, special operations teams and F-35s already positioned at the forefront of a flotilla destined for war.
Washington has also been busy ramping up its firepower as US forces have already struck at least 21 suspected narcotics-trafficking vessels in two months.
THE strikes killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
Two survivors were repatriated and one was released due to lack of evidence.
Senator Lindsay Graham said Trump was “extremely serious” about stopping Venezuela from “continuing to poison Americans with illegal drugs.”
He also added that Maduro’s days are “numbered.”
Graham wrote on X: “Trump also believes Maduro is an illegitimate leader whose days are numbered.
“I agree with President Trump’s assessment of the situation in Venezuela. I do not consider Maduro a legitimate leader, but rather an indicted drug trafficker in the United States. courts.”
John Lennon lyrics for “Imagine”
IMAGINE was the title track from Lennon’s 1971 solo album and became a global hippie anthem for peace.
“Imagine there is no paradise
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only the sky
Imagine all the people
Live for today
Oh
Imagine there is no country
It’s not difficult to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Live life in peace
You
You can say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope one day you will join us
And the world will become one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of men
Imagine all the people
Share everyone
You
You can say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope one day you will join us
And the world will live as one. »
Caracas, for its part, is struggling.
Venezuela’s military launched its largest exercise in years, with 200,000 troops deployed nationwideas the US Navy closed in on its shores.
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino accused Washington of carrying out extrajudicial killings at sea.
“They are murdering defenseless people… and executing them without due process,” he told state television.
Dictator Maduro describes the American posture as a prelude to regime change.
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Padrino warned that any US attack would be met with a “community united to defend this nation, to the death.”
The left-wing Colombian president Gustavo Petro went further – ending intelligence sharing with the United States as long as the boat strikes continued, calling them illegal and harmful to human rights.
