Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president

Time reports that in December 2025, Trump had a secret meeting with Musk and spent hours talking to Grok, asking how Venezuelans would respond to capturing Maduro. Grok said Maduro was a 'deeply unpopular dictator' and many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After the U.S. invaded on January 3, Trump thought Grok was ingenious.

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