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Trump Consulted Musk’s Grok? US Prez Asked AI Chatbot About Venezuela’s Reaction To Maduro Capture: Report

Grok said many Venezuelans would likely celebrate Maduro’s downfall, and Trump later viewed the chatbot as ingenious, officials said.

  • Weeks before U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump spent hours questioning Elon Musk's Grok chatbot about how ordinary Venezuelans might react if Maduro were taken into custody.
  • Grok characterized Maduro as a "deeply unpopular dictator" and predicted Venezuelans would celebrate his downfall, prompting Trump to conclude the chatbot was "ingenious."
  • U.S. forces successfully captured Maduro during a military operation on January 3, with celebrations in Venezuela aligning precisely with the chatbot's earlier predictions about public reaction.
  • This incident highlights the expanding role of AI in U.S. national security, as the Pentagon has previously utilized Gov Grok for strike targeting during the Iran war.
  • Earlier this week, the Pentagon tapped Musk and Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey to co-lead Project Meridian, a 120-day study examining how advanced technologies will shape future battlefield environments.
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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, would have consulted Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot created by Elon Musk, about how Venezuelans would react to the coming capture of Nicolás Maduro. The question would have been asked during a meeting described by Time magazine as "clandestine", with the presence of Musk, in the White House Oval Hall, in December 2025. To promote 'responsibility': Pentagon chief says he has reduced by 2…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Time reports that the US president spent hours questioning Grok about Venezuela and the popularity of its president in December. Musk is returning to government service.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Taking advantage of the presence of Elon Musk, founder of the company that developed Grok, Trump decided to experiment with the artificial intelligence tool

·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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President of the United States would have asked Elon Musk's chatbot how Venezuelans would react to Maduro's withdrawal from power about a month before American action

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ABP News broke the news in India on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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