Donald Trump posted more than 80 times early this morning, focusing mainly on critics of the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
On January 3, U.S. forces forcibly detained the South American leader after Trump called for regime change in Venezuela and claimed that Maduro’s government was sending drugs to the United States.
The president responded to criticism of his move in typical fashion — with a social media blitz.
In his online tirade, he shared posts from supporters praising the widely condemned operation as a success, as well as videos celebrating Venezuelans.
“The left-wing media has just been caught refusing to report on the fact that thousands of Venezuelans are in Buenos Aires celebrating Donald Trump’s victory over Maduro,” Eric Dougherty wrote in a post retweeted by Trump. “They won’t show it. They hate Trump so much that they want Venezuelans to suffer.”
“Fake news can’t cover up the truth!” Trump replied.
Donald Trump posted more than 80 times in the early hours, angered by criticism of his arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro (Truth Social)
In a video shared by Trump, Venezuelan demonstrators can be seen cheering and firing flares. Some people could be seen waving the flags of South American countries as music blasted in the background.
However, Trump’s move to capture Maduro was criticized by Democrats and world leaders.
Trump’s 2024 rival, former Vice President Kamala Harris, claimed the move would put “troops at risk” and “destabilize the region.”
“This is not about drugs or democracy,” she wrote on X. “This is about oil and Donald Trump’s desire to play the regional strongman.”
Even Europe’s far right slammed the move, with Marine Le Pen, a French politician who has previously been supported by Trump, slamming the US president’s actions.
She wrote on
President Nicholas Maduro was arrested in a Venezuelan compound and flown to the United States on January 3 (X/@RapidResponse47)
Meanwhile, Trump continued his social media blitz with another post suggesting Venezuelan refugees were already planning to “self-deport” due to the U.S. capture of Maduro.
Trump’s retweet on The Truth Society, dubbed “retruthing,” also brought him back to one of his favorite talking points.
Many posts shared conspiracy theories about Somali immigrants entering Minnesota, suggesting that Democrats were plotting to create a massive influx of immigrants into the United States to sway the election.
Another post stated that a Minnesota day care center designed to support the children of Somali immigrants was a “nationwide money laundering scheme.”
Trump also retweeted conspiracy theories about Somali immigration to the United States and the 2020 election (Reuters)
He even shared an interview with Stephen Miller in which the homeland security adviser claimed that Democrats were planning to “Somaliize America.”
Trump also spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, which President Joe Biden won in a landslide.
One of the posts claimed that 941,000 votes for Trump were removed and another 435,000 votes were changed to support Biden.
Experts have widely dismissed the idea that the 2020 election was stolen, with Trump’s own Vice President Mike Pence certifying that the election was legitimate.
