Donald Trump posts ‘acting president of Venezuela’ image, sparks online storm

The fake image posted by Trump on Truth Social. PIC COURTESY/@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social

US President Donald Trump ignited an online firestorm with a cryptic social media post on Truth Social that has both his supporters and critics scrambling for meaning.

The post consisted solely of an image that had ‘acting president of Venezuela' written beneath his photo where he has a grim face. There was no additional text, explanation, or context provided with the fake photo Trump shared, leaving observers to interpret its meaning in vastly different ways.

Earlier, addressing reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said, "Venezuela is really working out well. We're working along really well with their leadership, and we'll see how it all works out."

Trump also spoke with the interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez. On the meeting Trump said, "She's been very good. She asked us if we could take 50 million barrels of oil, and I said yes, we can, it is worth $4.2 billion, and it is on its way right now to the US..."

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