War Room Photos Catch Trump and Goons Scrolling Social Media

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Cabinet members and top advisers, monitored his unauthorized invasion of Venezuela not from Washington, D.C., but from a makeshift situation room at Mar-a-Lago.

While the scene in Palm Beach was unusual enough, eagle-eyed social media users were quick to notice an interesting detail in the background of several photos the president posted on Truth Social, depicting himself, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller and others in the president’s inner circle: the X feed.

Two of the photos show senior Trump officials gathered in front of a screen, opening X and searching for “Venezuela.” A third photo shows Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan “Rezin” Caine huddled around a laptop, with the outline of an X visible on the screen behind them.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, Trump announced the strike on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro on The Truth Society, writing: “The United States of America has successfully launched a massive strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolás Maduro, who and his wife were captured and shipped out of the country.”

Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, were subsequently flown to the United States to face trial in New York. Maduro faces charges of a narco-terrorism conspiracy, a cocaine import conspiracy and weapons crimes. Flores and the couple’s 35-year-old son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, also face charges.

Although the Trump administration was quick to insist that no Americans were killed during the invasion, Venezuelan officials said at least 40 Venezuelans were killed.

Trump also suggested during an interview with Fox News on Saturday morning that some U.S. service members were injured. Cain clarified later in the day that one of the helicopters used to transport Maduro and Flores was attacked and hit, but that it was “still flyable” and that all aircraft successfully returned to the United States.

While Venezuela’s long-term future remains unclear, Trump said the United States will govern the country “until we can achieve a safe, appropriate and wise transition.”

He also revealed plans to seize Venezuela’s oil reserves and work with U.S. oil companies to “repair badly damaged infrastructure, oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country.”

The president also said Venezuela would not be his last unauthorized foreign intervention, suggesting on Saturday that Mexico, Colombia or Cuba could be next.

“Something has to be done about Mexico,” he said in an interview. Fox and friends. At a press conference later that morning at Mar-a-Lago, Trump also said that Colombian President Gustavo Petro should “watch his behavior.”

At the same news conference, Rubio issued a veiled threat to the Cuban government, telling reporters, “If I lived in Havana and was in government, I would be at least a little concerned.”

The Daily Beast reached out to the White House for comment.