The Venezuelan regime challenged U.S. President Donald Trump early on Jan. 24, 2026, by projecting images of Nicolás Maduro across Caracas skies with messages declaring they will defeat him, according to an X post by journalist Agus Antonetti reporting the action as occurring now between 2:16 AM and 3:16 AM UTC. This display over the past hour follows a disputed Delcy RodrĂguez-Trump agreement on political prisoners, where opposition group @LibertadLuchSoc stated between 12:46 AM and 2:16 AM UTC that only 172 have been released, denying the regime's claim of 626, as posted on X. The regime's action also comes after a leaked audio from Venezuelan Vice President Delcy RodrĂguez, shared before 12:46 AM UTC on Jan. 24, describing a U.S. intervention in Caracas with a 15-minute ultimatum to her, Diosdado Cabello, and Jorge RodrĂguez to cooperate or be neutralized, per X user @OrlvndoA.
