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'I Could Go to Venezuela and Run for President.' He Installed the Government He'd Be Running Against.

TRUMP · APR 6, 2026 · T2

TRUMP
"I'm polling higher than anybody has ever polled in Venezuela. So after I'm finished with this, I can go to Venezuela. I'm going to run for president."
The joke requires you to accept the predicate: the US captured Maduro in January, installed Delcy Rodriguez, lifted sanctions on her government. He is popular in a country he took over. The media ran: 'Trump jokes about learning Spanish.' The actual story: a sitting president bragged about his approval ratings in a country under American occupation.