Donald Trump makes a major statement on Venezuela: Declares himself acting president, shares picture on Truth Social.

Posted on 12th Jan 2026 by rohit kumar

US President Donald Trump had previously caused a global uproar by suggesting military action against Venezuela and the arrest of its president, Nicolás Maduro. Now, he has created a new sensation with a post related to Venezuela. In a post on his Truth Social media account, Trump declared himself the interim president of Venezuela and shared a related image.

 

 

Declared Himself 'Interim President of Venezuela'

Donald Trump posted a picture on his social media account in which he declared himself the "Interim President of Venezuela." The post, shared on Truth Social, shows a digitally edited image depicting Trump as the interim president following recent events in Venezuela. This image was shared at a time when Trump was continuously holding meetings with oil companies regarding Venezuela's oil reserves and making threatening statements about Iran and Greenland.

 

 

US Rule Over Venezuela!

The edited Wikipedia image shows Donald Trump as the current president of Venezuela until January 2026.  It is worth noting that after the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump also claimed that the US would "operate" the Venezuelan government until a safe, proper, and prudent transfer of power was ensured.

 

 

Trump's Blunt Message to Oil Companies

Recently, Donald Trump met with top executives of the world's leading oil and gas companies at the White House, where he made it clear that investment in Venezuela would now be directly with the US, not with the Venezuelan government. Trump offered a guarantee of security and extended an open invitation to the oil industry for large-scale investment. Trump also said that if the US had not acted in time, China or Russia would have established a strong presence in Venezuela.

 

 

What does the US want to do in Venezuela? The United States wants its oil companies to invest in Venezuela, to rebuild oil production and infrastructure, and to maintain U.S. control over the global sale of Venezuelan oil. The Trump administration is presenting this as a path to economic reconstruction.

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