November 16, 2016

Venezuelan President Takes A Break From Crisis To Become A Salsa DJ

Despite Venezuela’s food shortages, extreme violence, escalating humanitarian crisis, and political deadlock where a referendum to oust the president was suspended, President Nicolas Maduro still finds time to get down. That’s why he launched a midday radio show. Because really, who could hate a guy with such a great salsa playlist? 

Turns out, many people can. Maduro’s critics think his radio program La Hora de la Salsa is in many ways, well, tone deaf. Shouldn’t he be helping the country combat its nationwide food shortages and lack of medical supplies? When Indeep sang “Last night a DJ saved my life” we’re pretty sure they didn’t mean it literally.

Yes, I want to sound marginally more intelligent: