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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

TDS Time Machine | Venezuela - The Backstory

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Daily News, Comedy, News

4.413.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

As the U.S. takes apparent control of Venezuela, after capturing its head of state Nicolás Maduro, take a look back at how we got here with The Daily Show's coverage of Venezuelan political unrest through the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:27.5

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0:31.7

That's O-D-O-O-O-O-com.

0:36.7

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:38.6

You're listening to Comedy Central. Right now, America's foreign policy largely focused in the Middle East.

0:58.3

But did you know that there's a crazy anti-American strongman right in our own backyard?

1:04.8

Meet Hugo Chavez.

1:05.7

Earlier this week, the Venezuelan president told a group of students, quote, if U.S. forces

1:10.6

get the crazy idea

1:12.3

of coming to invade us, we'll make them bite the dust.

1:16.2

That's Hugo Chavez, preemptively attacking the United States

1:19.8

with queen lyrics from 1980.

1:25.5

You will bite the dust, and I will take you to Funky Town.

1:30.3

Shavez concluded his remarks with a stirring vision for his countryman.

1:38.3

And so, socialism is the only path.

1:43.3

And now in the true spirit of socialism,

1:48.0

I will share with all of you one of my many pockets.

1:53.0

Come, take a pocket.

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