After Donald Trump stated clearly that following the shocking arrest of the Latin American country’s , at the beginning of the year, spread online showing Secretary of State Marco Rubio—who has also taken on the roles of acting USAID administrator, acting national archivist, and acting national security adviser—receiving his newest temporary role. But Rubio’s employer, the U.S. President, whose and memes have often been criticized for spreading disinformation or division, appeared to want to get in on the act himself, whether as a joke or to suggest something more serious.

On Sunday night, Trump a fake image of a Wikipedia page that labeled him as the “Acting President of Venezuela” starting in January 2026. 

Trump’s —an online encyclopedia that lets users create and edit entries—does not display the same title.

In real life, , Maduro’s Vice President and oil minister, was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim President on January 5. Rodríguez denounced the arrests of Maduro and his wife, , but the Trump Administration has supported Rodríguez, albeit that she would “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if she doesn’t submit to U.S. demands.

On January 9, the Friday following the U.S. military operation, the Caracas government led by Rodríguez stated that it to reestablish diplomatic relations with Washington, which were cut off during Trump’s first presidential term in 2019. And the State Department that a small diplomatic delegation from Washington traveled to Venezuela to initially evaluate reopening the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.

Rodríguez also to cooperate with the U.S., especially on energy issues. The U.S. aims to control the South American country’s oil industry; Venezuela is well-known as a petrostate with the world’s largest oil reserves. Trump that the U.S. would receive up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil under Rodríguez’s leadership.

Amid increased cooperation under Rodríguez, Trump said on Friday that he a “second wave of attacks” on Venezuela. “The U.S.A. and Venezuela are working well together, especially when it comes to rebuilding their oil and gas infrastructure in a much bigger, better, and more modern way,” he wrote on Truth Social.

However, in an interview with , the U.S. President stated that while the interim government is “giving us everything that we feel is necessary,” “only time will tell” when Washington will cease seeking direct supervision of Caracas.