Musk’s AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela’s president
Time reports Trump consulted xAI's Grok before the U.S. capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro.
Time reports that in December 2025, about a month before the United States captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, President Trump spent hours querying Elon Musk's Grok, including how Venezuelans would react. Grok reportedly called Maduro a deeply unpopular dictator whose removal many Venezuelans would celebrate. The Pentagon's AI lead later said the military used Gov Grok to deploy and strike targets during the Iran War, while OpenAI and Anthropic also have separate Defense arrangements. This week the Pentagon tapped Musk and Anduril's Palmer Luckey to co-lead a study of advanced battlefield technology.
- Time says Trump queried Grok with Musk in December 2025.
- Grok reportedly said many Venezuelans would celebrate Maduro's capture.
- The Pentagon said Gov Grok was used for targeting in the Iran War.
- Musk and Anduril's Palmer Luckey will co-lead a battlefield-tech study.
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President Trump reportedly asked for Grok's opinion before invading Venezuela and capturing Nicolás Maduro.
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