Foreign Affairs

Socialist President Enjoys Expensive Dinner Out With Salt Bae Even As His Country Starves

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro faced international backlash after a viral video showed him feasting on an expensive steak dinner by Nusret Gökçe, the famous chef known as Salt Bae, at a steakhouse in Istanbul despite the humanitarian crisis occurring in his own home country.

Despite inflation at nearly 1 million percent, citizens fleeing to neighboring countries for refuge or turning to prostitution for income, the Venezuelan president ignored it all in exchange for an upscale dining experience. The Daily Caller News Foundation explains it in our latest video. Check out some of our other live-read videos with our reporters and subscribe to our YouTube channel to make sure you never miss out.

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