Trump has just declared himself the "acting president of Venezuela" over on Truth Social

[Bread and Circuses]

The entire administration needs to be impeaches!


We’ve fallen through the ice, and most people have their heads in the sand.

We have a few months left to stop this. Frankly, I’m not sure if it’s too late.

Yes, I’m still going to rally, protest, write letters and work to elect Dems in the Midterm,

But! Seriously. THIS country is in trouble. .

Trump has just declared himself the "acting president of Venezuela" over on Truth Social in case you're wondering about his mental health.

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-01-12T01:43:01.790Z

[underpants]

1. Then go there

Please.

[Ocelot II]

2. So now will he move there? Please?

And also, what does the actual acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, think about this declaration?

[Hstch05]

3. At least

He'll be acting presidential somewhere, because it sure as heck isn't here..

[surfered]

4. Malignant Megalomania

[newdeal2]

5. Assistant to the regional manager

I’m sure he feels special.

[unblock]

6. But it wasn't a coup, it was just an arrest of a single man, right?

[unblock]

7. Certainly would seem to be an impeachable offense:

Clause 8 Titles of Nobility and Foreign Emoluments
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.


I'm sure they'd argue he didn't "accept" the title, he took it.

[Danmel]

8. He needs a psych evaluation now

[yellow dahlia]

9. Ummm?

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

10. They can fucking have him. Good riddance to bad blanco trash.

[Jack Valentino]

11. This whole administration needs to be led away by fine people in white coats....

who will attempt to treat their mental health disorders....

[flvegan]

12. I don't think Hitler was ever formally diagnosed with any mental illness either. n/t

[bigtree]

13. he's threatening to bomb the country again if the government he claims to be running don't do what he wants

...Trump unleashed as a national leader looks like any other unstable would-be dictator of a nation that's using dominate military forces to push the people in that country around.

[Norrrm]

14. What is Donald doing to improve the safety of the people? Or does he not care?

Rhetorical question.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

15. MaddowBlog-With 'acting president of Venezuela' boast, Trump isn't helping his own cause

“This was a law enforcement operation” was a nice talking point for the White House, but it had a shelf life of one day.

With ‘acting president of Venezuela’ boast, Trump isn’t helping his own cause - MS NOW

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— (@oc88.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T19:46:39.938Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/with-acting-president-of-venezuela-boast-trump-isnt-helping-his-own-cause

Immediately after Americans learned that Donald Trump had deployed U.S. forces to bomb Venezuela and capture Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied heavily on a specific phrase in response to a variety of questions, calling the incursion “a law enforcement operation.” He added, as part of a description of the administration’s foreign policy, “We didn’t occupy a country.”

Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, used an identical line, telling representatives of the Security Council, “This was a law enforcement operation.”

That is, because Maduro was facing federal criminal charges in the United States, the administration was within its rights simply to enforce the indictment, take the Venezuelan leader into custody and bring him to court like any other criminal defendant.

The military, according to the argument, was simply there to protect the officers conducting the arrest.....

All of this helped set the stage for Sunday, when Trump used his social media platform to promote an image that described him as the “acting president of Venezuela,” which came on the heels of the Republican saying that his administration is “in charge” of the South American country.

Trump posts that he’s “Acting President of Venezuela”

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-12T01:25:18.958Z

“This was a law enforcement operation” was a nice little talking point for the White House, but as it turns out, it had a shelf life of a single day.

If this was NOT a law enforcement operation, then trump needed to notify congress