India, Jan. 21 -- US President Donald Trump sparked international backlash on Tuesday by posting an altered image on Truth Social that showed the American flag draped over Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as expanded US territory.

The original image shows Trump meeting European leaders in the Oval Office on Aug. 18, 2025. Photo: The White House

Those leaders included UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Another doctored image depicts Trump, JD Vance, and, Marco Rubio plan...