UK lawmaker launches personal attack on US President, calls Trump ‘Hooligan’ in viral Venezuela rant

British Labour MP Steve Witherden sparked global attention with a fiery speech in the UK House of Commons condemning U.S. President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro. Witherden described Trump as a “deviant” and “hooligan,” warning that unchecked actions by the U.S. could embolden similar interventions elsewhere — including in countries like Colombia, Cuba or even Greenland. His comments drew a response from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, who noted that the UK did not recognise Maduro as a sovereign head of state. The viral exchange highlights sharp political debate in the UK over international law, sovereignty and transatlantic relations following the Venezuela crisis.