In a provocative and unprecedented social-media stunt Sunday night, President Donald Trump shared a doctored image portraying himself as the “Acting President of Venezuela,” claiming a title that has no legal or international basis and comes after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military operation earlier this month. Trump’s Truth Social post, styled like an edited Wikipedia entry branding him Venezuela’s interim leader as of January 2026, sent shockwaves online and drew widespread criticism for blurring reality with political theater, even as Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice has recognized Delcy Rodríguez as its interim president under the nation’s constitutional succession.
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