Venezuela, Donald Trump and oil
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The worry that we all have ... is the president, the man himself, who is sinking deeper into a dementia of some sort,” said a former senior CIA executive.
8hon MSN
Trump reserves right to use military force to secure oil interests in Venezuela, White House says
The Trump administration has built up military forces in the Caribbean including the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford and its carrier strike group.
It comes after Nicolás Maduro and his wife were seized from Caracas and flown to the US. They have since appeared at a New York court.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, to be sold at market value and with the proceeds controlled by the US.
"This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America," Trump said.
Venezuela’s opposition is paying for past mistakes as they try to convince President Trump those missteps no longer define them.
Some Democrats say they see new vulnerabilities for Republicans backing unilateral action against Maduro, but others aren't on board: "It’s so stupid of us."