Trump hints support for fringe theory that Venezuela rigged 2020 election

President's comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on unfounded election-rigging conspiracy theory

Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to endorse the discredited conspiracy theory that Venezuela's leadership controls electronic voting software worldwide and caused his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.

White House officials have previously said that Trump's increasingly bellicose policy toward Venezuela is driven by concerns about migration and the drug trade. But the president's new comment, made on Truth Social, hints that his hostility to Venezuela may also be based on an outlandish, implausible theory ruled to be false by a judge in 2023.