Trump hints support for fringe theory that Venezuela rigged 2020 election

<p>President’s comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on unfounded election-rigging conspiracy theory</p><p>Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to endorse the discredited conspiracy theory that Venezuela’s leadership controls electronic voting software worldwide and caused his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.</p><p>White House officials have previously said that Trump’s increasingly bellicose policy toward Venezuela is driven by concerns about migration and the drug trade. But the president’s new comment, made on <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115600167812342707">Truth Social</a>, hints that his hostility to Venezuela may also be based on an outlandish, implausible theory ruled to be false by a judge in 2023.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/24/trump-conspiracy-venezuela-2020-election">Continue reading...</a>