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Trump declares himself Venezuela’s ‘acting president’ in online post after Maduro ouster
President Donald Trump branded himself as the “president” of Venezuela in a social media post Sunday night, after signaling that the U.S. would oversee Caracas, Venezuela, for years.
Trump shared a doctored image that looked like a Wikipedia page that identified him as “Acting President of Venezuela” since January 2026, after the U.S. conducted strikes in Venezuela and seized its dictator, Nicolás Maduro.
Trump said Jan. 3 that the U.S. would run Venezuela until a safe transition could occur, and he told The New York Times in an interview published Wednesday that he anticipated that the U.S. would oversee Venezuela “much longer” than six months or a year. Even so, he did not share a more detailed estimated timeline…READ MORE.
The White House slammed Democrats for the ongoing shutdown that will cause the National Nuclear Security Administration to furlough 80% of its staff. (Getty Images)
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‘NO BASIS IN STATUTE’: Arizona Sen. Kelly sues War Secretary Hegseth over military pension cuts following video message
Sen. Mark Kelly is suing over Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s move to reduce his rank and military pension. ( Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
CHARGED: DOJ charges illegal immigrant with Tren de Aragua ties after Border Patrol shooting in Portland
FOLLOW THE MONEY: Trump pledges to uncover leftist groups countering ICE
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