Trump Consulted Musk's Grok on Capturing Maduro Before Venezuela Invasion, Report Says

President Donald Trump met secretly with Elon Musk in December 2025 and spent hours querying Musk's Grok chatbot about Venezuelan public reaction to capturing President Nicolás Maduro, according to Time reporting cited by TechCrunch on Oct. 1, 2026. Grok predicted celebrations. The U.S. invaded Venezuela on Jan. 3 and captured Maduro.