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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Owen Scott

Trump consulted Musk’s chatbot Grok before abducting Venezuela’s president: report

President Donald Trump consulted Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok before deposing Venezuela’s president, according to a report.

​Days into 2026, the U.S. Military captured then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in an operation carried out in the South American petrostate’s capital, Caracas.

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