Trump rejects comparisons between Iraq, Venezuela: ‘We’re going to keep the oil’
Trump aims to fund Venezuela's reconstruction by controlling oil revenues and employing U.S. private firms for infrastructure, while labeling Maduro's regime a narco-terrorist state.
- President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. intends to control Venezuela's oil industry.
- The operation has prompted protests in Venezuela and condemnation from various Latin American leaders, highlighting the complex geopolitical implications for the region.
- The situation is fluid, with Delci Rodriguez now acting as interim president, and many questions remain regarding Venezuela's governance and stability following the invasion.
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What Being Mocked Really Does to Trump: Wolff
Nicolás Maduro’s public displays of dancing, which the White House reportedly interpreted as mocking Donald Trump, “pierced Trump directly,” the president’s biographer says. Michael Wolff, co-host of the Inside Trump’s Head podcast, said that Maduro’s nonchalant response to the U.S. striking a dock that the White House claimed was for drug trafficking, as well as to U.S. offers for him to step down, “100 percent” triggered the American president…
‘I'm the one in charge’: Trump dismisses Iraq comparisons and reveals what the US plans to do with Venezuela's oil
President Donald Trump said that the US operation in Venezuela is different from what happened in Iraq because this time, America will keep the oil. He rejected any comparisons between the two situations. Trump explained his position during a talk with Joe Scarborough from Morning Joe. He pointed out that former President George W. Bush did not keep Iraq’s oil, but the current administration has different plans for Venezuela. “The difference bet…
Trump & US oil-igarchy want to 'run Venezuela.’ How is Latin America responding?
In the early, pre-dawn hours of Saturday, Jan. 3, the US invaded and bombed the sovereign country of Venezuela, and kidnapped Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro and the First Lady of Venezuela, Cilia Flores. This is the first time the United States has used its own military to invade a South American country, and President Trump made the purpose of the invasion very clear: oil. What will happen to Venezuela’s government now? What will be the g…
US President Donald Trump rejected the comparisons between the former U.S. involvement in Iraq and recent military operation in Venezuela, saying the difference is that his administration intends to keep the oil confiscated from Venezuela, according to The Hill.
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