Leonel Moreno, the Venezuelan TikTok troll making a mockery of the US and being ... trends now
A Venezuelan TikToker who has gone viral for videos where he tells his followers how to exploit the US as a migrant has been deemed a troll by his fellow countrymen.
Leonel Moreno, who goes by @leitooficial_25, has amassed half a million followers on TikTok with inflammatory videos where he takes the persona of a stereotypical freeloading immigrant, telling his followers how to exploit America's social safety net.
In one of his now-viral videos, the Ohio resident instructed his followers how to 'invade' American homes and invoke squatter's rights, claiming that under US law, 'if a house is not inhabited, we can seize it.'
Moreno also made headlines in February, after he demanded Venezuelans unite to help a 15-year-old migrant accused of shooting a tourist and trying to kill a NYPD officer in Times Square.
The videos have been widely shared as Venezuelan migrants fleeing their country's collapse become one of the largest nationalities arriving at the US-Mexico border.
Leonel Moreno has amassed half a million followers on TikTok with inflammatory videos where he takes the persona of a stereotypical freeloading immigrant
Some of his other videos show him claiming he is begging for money on the streets with his baby daughter
Venezuelans have taken to social media to denounce him as a troll, accusing him of using their situation to become an influencer while sparking hatred against migrants
Venezuelans have taken to social media to denounce him as a troll, accusing him of using their situation to become an influencer while sparking hatred against migrants who plan on working for a better life in the US.
'He’s gone absolutely viral for all the wrong reasons and is a complete an utter embarrassment and disgrace to my home country,' wrote Daniel Laplana on X.
'I have nothing but contempt for the guy and his insufferable caricature of a Venezuelan migrant,' said Venezuelan-American Rafael Estruve, president of Houston Young Republicans.
However, there were some who claimed that 'some' do agree with Moreno, suggesting socialist regimes create people who rely on the government.
'I guess he represents a part of us,' said one Venezuelan X user. 'You may like it or not, Cubans have a PHD in government programs.'
