Archive · 17 Jan 2026
Trump Claims US Created ISIS
President Donald Trump was asked why he supports Delcy Rodriguez for Venezuelan leadership.
He explained that he doesn't want Venezuela to become like Iraq after the US invasion.
Trump said that firing all Iraqi officials and military personnel led to the creation of ISIS.
He doesn't want the same to happen in Venezuela.
Some experts agree that the US actions in Iraq created a power vacuum that helped ISIS form, but they don't agree that the US directly founded ISIS.
Trump also mentioned that he was offered a Nobel Prize by someone, which he thought was a nice gesture.
Trump claims US strategic mistakes in Iraq led to the creation of ISIS.
He doesn't want Venezuela to become the next Iraq.
Trump supports Delcy Rodriguez for Venezuelan leadership.
Mainstream media analysts agree that US actions in Iraq created a power vacuum fostering ISIS.
Scholars disagree with Trump's claim that the US directly founded ISIS.
- Who
- Donald Trump
- What
- Claims about US role in creating ISIS
- When
- During a reporter's question on Friday afternoon
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To explain his administration's backing for Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela
- Key Figure
- Donald Trump
- Topic
- ISIS
- Context
- Venezuela
- Trump's Statement
- US strategic mistakes in Iraq led to ISIS
- Trump's Concern
- Venezuela becoming the next Iraq
- Mainstream Media Analysis
- US invasion of Iraq created power vacuum fostering ISIS
- Scholars' View
- Disagree with Trump's direct founding claim