Trump on Russia’s claim that Ukraine attacked Putin’s residence:

I don’t believe that strike happened.

There’s something that happened fairly nearby, but had nothing to do with this.

Reporter: Why did you believe Putin then?

Trump: Because nobody knew about it that moment.

WATCH: Footage shows a failed launch of Igla MANPADS by Venezuelan forces at U.S. helicopters during fighting near Fort Tiuna base in Operation “Absolute Resolve.”

NEW: Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez, named acting president after Nicolás Maduro, publicly invited Washington to “work together on a cooperative agenda” under international law.

NEW: Cuba officially confirmed that 32 Cuban citizens, including military and intelligence personnel, were killed during the U.S. raid in Venezuela.

President Miguel Díaz-Canel called them “heroes” who died in combat while protecting Maduro, and declared two days of national mourning.

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The U.S. Department of State’s Persian-language page shared this post:

President Trump is a man of action.

If you didn't know, now you know.

Trump threatens Iran once again:

If they start killing people like they’re having in the past, they’re going to get hit very hard by the U.S.

We’re watching very closely.

Mali: JNIM claims it has taken control of a military position in Falani, Koulikoro region.

The decisive break between President Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado centers on the Nobel Peace Prize.

According to people close to the White House, Trump’s lack of interest in backing Machado stemmed from her decision to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, an award he has openly coveted.

One person familiar with internal discussions called it the “ultimate sin,” saying that had Machado publicly refused the prize in Trump’s name, “she’d be the president of Venezuela today.”

Source: WaPo

Trump on Venezuela:

Don’t ask me who’s in charge… because I’ll give you an answer and it’ll be very controversial.

That means we’re in charge.

Trump:

Colombia is very sick — run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States. And he’s not going to be doing it very long.

An operation by the U.S. sounds good to me.

Senator Graham:

You just wait for Cuba. Cuba is a communist dictatorship that’s killed priests and nuns. They’ve preyed on their own people. Their days are numbered.

We’re going to wake up one day — I hope in ’26 — and in our backyard, we’re going to have allies in these countries doing business with America, not terrorist dictators killing Americans.

Trump:

You have to do something with Mexico. Mexico has to get their act together because they’re pouring through Mexico and we’re going to have to do something.

We’d love Mexico to do it. They’re capable of doing it, but unfortunately the cartels are very strong in Mexico.

Trump:

Cuba always survived because of Venezuela. Now they won’t have that money coming and they won’t have the income coming in.

You know, a lot of Cubans were killed yesterday. You know that — a lot of Cubans were killed, the bodyguards.

Trump on Cuba:

I think it’s just going to fall. I don’t think we need any action. It looks like it’s going down. It’s going down for the count.

You ever watch a fight? They go down for the count. And Cuba looks like it’s going down.

Trump:

We need Greenland from a national security standpoint. It’s so strategic.

Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place.

Trump:

You know what Denmark did recently to boost up security on Greenland? They added one more dog sled. It’s true.

They thought that was a great move.