New photos from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago “situation room” sparked buzz online. People pointed to a screen in the background that appears to show an X search for “Venezuela.”
What Trump claimed
Trump said a “large-scale” US mission ran overnight into Saturday. He claimed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, were captured. On Fox News on Sunday morning, January 4, 2026, Trump said he watched the raid from a makeshift war room at his Florida property.
Who was in the room
The White House images show Trump with top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and General Dan Caine. The group appears to be following updates closely as the mission unfolded.
Conflicting accounts
Reports said the action hit five sites, including three in Caracas. Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek Saab alleged civilians were “mortally wounded.” However, a source told CNN there were no casualties.
Afterward, Trump posted on Truth Social that Maduro and Flores were seized and flown out of the country. Maduro is expected to face US drug and weapons charges tied to a case first filed in March 2020, according to reports.