
Nations take military action against other countries and individuals for all different reasons. Escalating threats, broken diplomacy, violations of international law, you name it. And then there’s dancing. Yes, Maduro’s dance was the Trump administration’s last straw to launch their Jan. 3 strike on Venezuela.
The Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has a well-known habit of bouncing, smiling, and dancing on state television. Most recently, he went viral dancing to a remix of his own “No War, Yes Peace” message. But according to The New York Times, his dance made Washington feel mocked. Adding fuel to the fire, Maduro’s dance moves were a little too similar to Donald Trump‘s signature robotic dance.