Overview
- Trump posted on Truth Social a portrait labeling him the 'Acting President of Venezuela' with an 'Incumbent January 2026' tag.
- The image resembled a Wikipedia-style entry and also identified him as the 45th and 47th U.S. president.
- The post followed an executive order declaring a national emergency to protect Venezuelan oil revenues held in U.S. Treasury accounts from creditor claims.
- The White House said preserving those funds serves U.S. policy goals, and Trump has said the U.S. will run Venezuela until a safe transition, including plans to sell 30–50 million barrels of Venezuelan crude under U.S. control.
- News18 reports Venezuela’s vice president Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president, after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores and they were indicted in New York on narco-terrorism conspiracy charges.