Overview
- On Feb. 14, the official White House account on X posted a carousel of Valentine’s-themed cards with political references.
- One card showed Nicolás Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed with the caption “You captured my heart,” referring to his January detention by U.S. forces.
- Another card used the phrase “illegal aliens” to mock Democrats on immigration and referenced a 1,500-mile journey linked to the southern border.
- Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured on Jan. 3 and transferred to New York to face U.S. federal narcotics and arms charges.
- Since the capture, Delcy Rodríguez has served as acting president in Venezuela as Washington expands contacts, with reported oil talks and President Trump signaling interest in a visit; the posts follow earlier controversy over manipulated or AI-edited content, including a removed Obama video the White House called a staff error and Trump said he condemned.