CNN anchor and senior White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins dropped side-by-side video receipts comparing President Donald Trump’s remarks aboard Air Force One with what he said about regime change when he was running for office.

Trump shared the clip on his social platform Truth Social, implying it showed mass celebrations by Venezuelans following Maduro’s removal from power by US forces. It quickly gained traction on social media,

Trump is expected to give a news conference at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 3 from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where he will give more details about the U.S. operation in Venezuela. You can watch Trump's news conference using the video embed at the top of this page, or tune into USA TODAY's YouTube channel.

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In January 2026, the U.S. military struck Venezuela's capital and captured the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, under the orders of President Donald Trump. People on social media quickly began sharing what they claimed were images and videos of people in Venezuela responding to the attack.

Jimmy Kimmel took the same cognitive exam that President Donald Trump has repeatedly boasted about acing, to assess its difficulty and transparency. Kimmel completed the test on air, achieving a perfect score, and humorously questioned whether this qualified him to be president.

The Trump administration plans to halt billions of dollars in federal funding for social services programs in five states led by Democrats following allegations of fraud.

The Trump administration is slashing $10 billion in funds for social services and child care in five Democratic-led states, a Health and Human Services official confirmed to CNN, with the agency suggesting without evidence that the funding has been used fraudulently.