WASHINGTON, DC: In an interesting twist to the Venezuelan political crisis, US President Donald Trump has declared himself the ‘Interim President of Venezuela’.
Trump has posted a photo on his social media platform, Truth Social, in which he wrote that he is the interim president of Venezuela from January 2026.
This photo was created in a style similar to a Wikipedia page; however, there is no such post on the real Wikipedia.
Trump’s post comes against the backdrop of the current crisis in Venezuela, which began when the US military arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife during a military operation and took them to New York.
Maduro is facing charges of drug trafficking and other crimes, which he is facing in a New York court.
After Maduro’s arrest in Venezuela, the country’s Supreme Court appointed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as interim president.
Rodriguez has justified his position and called for Maduro’s release, and has offered to negotiate with the United States for cooperation.
Trump said in a statement after Maduro’s arrest that the United States would temporarily take over the administration of Venezuela and would seek a safe and appropriate transitional arrangement in the next phase.
According to Trump, during this time, he would sell Venezuela’s oil resources on the world market.
