Trump shares fake Wikipedia page calling himself Acting President of Venezuela
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Trump Posts Fake Image as Venezuela 'Acting President'
Is U.S. intervention in Venezuela necessary leadership to restore prosperity, or colonial regime change under new management?
Above: U.S. President Donald Trump arriving at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 11. Image credit: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
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Anti-Trump narrative
Trump's military intervention in Venezuela isn't regime change — it's colonialism propping up the same authoritarian system under new management. After bombing Caracas and abducting Maduro, Washington installed Delcy Rodríguez while the regime's security apparatus remains intact, consolidating power through emergency decrees and military control.
Pro-Trump narrative
Venezuela represents a neighboring crisis requiring American leadership, not distant nation-building like the Middle East. With the country in ruins after decades of socialist mismanagement, U.S. involvement will rebuild critical oil infrastructure and restore prosperity. This intervention prevents America from sliding into Venezuelan-style socialism.
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