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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 07:51 PM Saturday

Is Trump In Charge Of Venezuela? The Maduro Government Says No. What The F-ck Is Going On?

Simon Rosenberg

Evening all. Starting by stating that all the usual caveats apply tonight - things are moving fast, there is much happening we cannot see or understand right now….

I offered my initial thoughts on these extraordinarily dangerous set of developments early today. Now for Round 2…..

In this press conference this morning Trump The Terrible told us he was now in charge of Venezuela. His words and meaning were very clear:

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President Trump said Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president and would act as a partner in letting the United States run the country.

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Less than two hours later, Ms. Rodríguez — who was Nicolás Maduro’s vice president — delivered a televised address to Venezuela that made clear she viewed the United States as an illegal invader that must be rejected.

https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/is-trump-in-charge-of-venezuela-the

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Is Trump In Charge Of Venezuela? The Maduro Government Says No. What The F-ck Is Going On? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday OP
One explanation is that dump always lies MustLoveBeagles Saturday #1
and that everything he starts turns into a shitshow Skittles Saturday #2
Right on MustLoveBeagles Saturday #3
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