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

According to Time magazine, in December 2025, President Trump reportedly met secretly with Elon Musk, approximately one month before the U.S. invaded Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro. This meeting occurred about seven months after Musk had departed his role in the Trump administration at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The article's title suggests Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president.

This report is the first to link Grok to a specific, controversial geopolitical event, unlike previous reports that focused on its general capabilities.