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Reporter: How long do you expect the U.S. to run Venezuela
Trump: I would like to do it quickly but it takes time. Their infrastructure is rotted. It is very dangerous. Oil is very dangerous. We will take a lot of money out so we can take care of the country.
Trump: I would like to do it quickly but it takes time. Their infrastructure is rotted. It is very dangerous. Oil is very dangerous. We will take a lot of money out so we can take care of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Reporter: How long do you expect the U.S. to run Venezuela
Trump: I would like to do it quickly but it takes time. Their infrastructure is rotted. It is very dangerous. Oil is very dangerous. We will take a lot of money out so we can take care of the country.
Trump: I would like to do it quickly but it takes time. Their infrastructure is rotted. It is very dangerous. Oil is very dangerous. We will take a lot of money out so we can take care of the country.
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Trump on Machado: I think it will be very tough for her to be the leader, she does not have the support or respect of the country. She is a nice woman but she does not have the respect.
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Trump on Machado: I think it will be very tough for her to be the leader, she does not have the support or respect of the country. She is a nice woman but she does not have the respect.
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Trump on the US running Venezuela: It will not cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is substantial. We’re going to take back the oil.
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Trump on the US running Venezuela: It will not cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is substantial. We’re going to take back the oil.
Trump throws Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado under the bus, saying she’s “a very nice lady” but doesn’t have the support or respect in Venezuela to lead the country.
January 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Trump throws Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado under the bus, saying she’s “a very nice lady” but doesn’t have the support or respect in Venezuela to lead the country.
He’s “blinking” again
Trump struggles to keep his eyes open while standing up at today’s press conference..
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January 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
He’s “blinking” again
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. will “run” Venezuela for now, until a “proper transition” can take place
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. will “run” Venezuela for now, until a “proper transition” can take place
Trump posts photo of Nicolás Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima.
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Trump posts photo of Nicolás Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima.
MTG: “This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end.
Boy were we wrong.”
Boy were we wrong.”
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
MTG: “This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end.
Boy were we wrong.”
Boy were we wrong.”
FLASHBACK—Trump in 2023: When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would have taken it over, we would have gotten all that oil.
January 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
FLASHBACK—Trump in 2023: When I left, Venezuela was ready to collapse. We would have taken it over, we would have gotten all that oil.
And there it is:
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you see as the future of Venezuela's oil industry?
TRUMP: Well I see that we're gonna be very strongly involved in it. That's all. What can I say. We have the greatest oil companies in the world.
TRUMP: Well I see that we're gonna be very strongly involved in it. That's all. What can I say. We have the greatest oil companies in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
And there it is:
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Trump to Fox & Friends on the raid that captured Maduro: "I mean, I watched it literally l like I was watching a television show. If you would've seen the speed, the violence -- it was an amazing thing."
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Trump to Fox & Friends on the raid that captured Maduro: "I mean, I watched it literally l like I was watching a television show. If you would've seen the speed, the violence -- it was an amazing thing."
Read the unsealed indictment against Maduro: www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
January 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Read the unsealed indictment against Maduro: www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro:
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Colombian President Gustavo Petro:
BREAKING: The United States appears to have begun bombing Venezuela. Massive airstrikes are underway. War is here.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
BREAKING: The United States appears to have begun bombing Venezuela. Massive airstrikes are underway. War is here.
On April 11, 2025, Trump said he had taken four cognitive exams.
Then, this morning, Trump said he had taken a cognitive test for the “third straight time.”
So how many times has he taken this cognitive test, exactly?
Then, this morning, Trump said he had taken a cognitive test for the “third straight time.”
So how many times has he taken this cognitive test, exactly?
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 AM
On April 11, 2025, Trump said he had taken four cognitive exams.
Then, this morning, Trump said he had taken a cognitive test for the “third straight time.”
So how many times has he taken this cognitive test, exactly?
Then, this morning, Trump said he had taken a cognitive test for the “third straight time.”
So how many times has he taken this cognitive test, exactly?
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January 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The bad news is that it appears CBS News has fallen.
The good news is that independent media has been ready for this moment.
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Things are not going so well over at CBS News... Catch up on all the latest updates in our first "Today in Politics" bulletin of 2026: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
January 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Things are not going so well over at CBS News... Catch up on all the latest updates in our first "Today in Politics" bulletin of 2026: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
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Gupta: He says he doesn’t want to exercise because he finds it boring, so he doesn’t really do aerobic activity.
He eats frequent hamburgers and French fries, according to this article. That’s not healthy.
He eats frequent hamburgers and French fries, according to this article. That’s not healthy.
January 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Gupta: He says he doesn’t want to exercise because he finds it boring, so he doesn’t really do aerobic activity.
He eats frequent hamburgers and French fries, according to this article. That’s not healthy.
He eats frequent hamburgers and French fries, according to this article. That’s not healthy.
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Lee: As a Black woman, there’s no way I don’t have hope. I’ve seen a lot in my life, and we have these moments of backward steps. But we have hope. I see hope. I see our young people—they have hope. I see them fighting hard for our democracy and for a better life.
January 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Lee: As a Black woman, there’s no way I don’t have hope. I’ve seen a lot in my life, and we have these moments of backward steps. But we have hope. I see hope. I see our young people—they have hope. I see them fighting hard for our democracy and for a better life.
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Phang: If Republican senators and congressmen have an issue with their cell records being obtained by Jack Smith, they should take it up with Trump. Because Trump ordered his co-conspirators, and Trump himself made phone calls to make sure that those election results were not certified…
January 2, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Phang: If Republican senators and congressmen have an issue with their cell records being obtained by Jack Smith, they should take it up with Trump. Because Trump ordered his co-conspirators, and Trump himself made phone calls to make sure that those election results were not certified…
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I hope Congress acts asap to make this guidance ultimately unnecessary, but until then, offering some guidance and tips if you or a loved one’s care access is being impacted due to federal inaction.
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I hope Congress acts asap to make this guidance ultimately unnecessary, but until then, offering some guidance and tips if you or a loved one’s care access is being impacted due to federal inaction.
Trump is posting more photos of dead birds and wind turbines today.
In one photo he captioned “Eagles going down!”, it’s actually a photo of a red kite from 2010 in Spain.
The other photo is from 2006 in Taiwan.
In one photo he captioned “Eagles going down!”, it’s actually a photo of a red kite from 2010 in Spain.
The other photo is from 2006 in Taiwan.
January 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Trump is posting more photos of dead birds and wind turbines today.
In one photo he captioned “Eagles going down!”, it’s actually a photo of a red kite from 2010 in Spain.
The other photo is from 2006 in Taiwan.
In one photo he captioned “Eagles going down!”, it’s actually a photo of a red kite from 2010 in Spain.
The other photo is from 2006 in Taiwan.
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Trump again says his health is “PERFECT” and claims he “ACED” his third straight cognitive exam, a test given by doctors to detect signs of dementia
January 2, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Trump again says his health is “PERFECT” and claims he “ACED” his third straight cognitive exam, a test given by doctors to detect signs of dementia