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The meme consists of two main sections. The top section is a fake Fox News screenshot showing Donald Trump at a press conference with the headline 'BREAKING: President Trump says the United States is going to run the country of Venezuela.' Below the headline are quotes attributed to Trump about the US taking control of Venezuela. The bottom section is a Polandball-style comic featuring two countryballs: a UK flag countryball with a top hat, monocle, and teacup, and a US flag countryball with sunglasses. Above them is the text 'Well done son, just how father used to teach you,' implying a satirical connection between British imperialism and US foreign policy.
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Donald Trump
We don't want to be involved with having somebody else get in, and we have the same situation that we had for the last long period of years. So we are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition, and it has to be judicious because that's what we're all about!
UK Countryball
Well done son, just how father used to teach you

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BREAKING: President Trump says the United States is going to run the country of Venezuela.

Overview

The meme consists of two main sections. The top section is a fake Fox News screenshot showing Donald Trump at a press conference with the headline 'BREAKING: President Trump says the United States is going to run the country of Venezuela.' Below the headline are quotes attributed to Trump about the US taking control of Venezuela. The bottom section is a Polandball-style comic featuring two countryballs: a UK flag countryball with a top hat, monocle, and teacup, and a US flag countryball with sunglasses. Above them is the text 'Well done son, just how father used to teach you,' implying a satirical connection between British imperialism and US foreign policy.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit:Meme and combines a fabricated news screenshot of Donald Trump with a Polandball comic. The news screenshot模仿 Fox News formatting with a fictional date of January 3, 2026, while the Polandball section uses the popular internet comic style featuring anthropomorphized countryballs to satirize imperialist tendencies.

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