“People died”: Rich vacationers are “trapped” in St. Barths after Venezuelan airspace shuts down and the internet is unmoved

Rich vacationers on a Caribbean island complained on TikTok that they were “stranded” by the U.S. invasion of Venezuela this weekend. The Trump administration’s incursion into Caracas to abduct President Nicolás Maduro and his wife closed airspace over the nearby island of Saint Barthélemy, known colloquially as St. Barths.

The amount of sympathy among the average TikToker for these rich people mirrors that for the suffering of Venezuelans by President Donald Trump.

Stranded in paradise

Early on Saturday, the U.