🔗 Share this article Ex-President Implies Backing of Fringe Theory Regarding Venezuelan Government and U.S. Election Donald Trump over the weekend appeared to endorse a thoroughly refuted conspiracy theory asserting that Caracas influences election technology worldwide and orchestrated his 2020 election defeat. Rising Conflict with Venezuela While Trump's team have in the past claimed that the president's approach regarding Caracas is primarily driven by immigration issues and illegal drug operations, his latest comments hint that the administration's stance may also be based on an outlandish narrative that was ruled false by a legal authority in 2023. "We need to concentrate all of our energy and power on VOTER FRAUD!!" Previous Legal Actions A major news network settled nearly $800 million in recently to a voting technology company to end a lawsuit that was partially founded on comparable assertions about the nation's purported participation in the presidential election. DOJ Inquiries The development comes shortly after reports emerged that Trump's Department of Justice has been thoroughly questioning conspiracy theorists who are pushing the notion that Caracas manipulates election technology firms and changes election results to favor their preferred candidates. Key Figures Ex-intelligence agent Gary Berntsen Former resident the expatriate Far-right media personality the media figure These individuals claim to possess documentation of the claimed conspiracy and have updated a investigative group based in the southern state. Defense Deployments Trump's statements occur alongside substantial armed forces positioning to the vicinity, including the deployment of a military vessel to the Caribbean. Official Steps Additionally, the administration has ramped up pressure by designating the Venezuelan-based Cartel de los Soles as a international threat, following earlier classifications by the treasury department. Expert Analysis "Who knows what the procedure is within the administration," stated David M Rowe from an educational institution who focuses on security issues. "If it captures Trump's attention, my assessment is it enters the process. He must to establish grounds in his personal thinking for military action." The professor added that criminal organization assertions about Caracas have failed to connect with core followers, who have been unwilling to back international engagement. Claim Advocates Regarding the apparent endorsement of his theory, the former officer declared: "He is aware this is actual reality, he recognizes the evidence, documentation in held by the Justice Department." Internal Skepticism Simultaneously, a political dissident who supports strong action against Maduro but is skeptical about the election claims suggested that proponents of the unsubstantiated claim are trying to leverage their connections within the White House.