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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:48 PM Tuesday

Trump Admits U.S. Taxpayers Are on the Hook for His Venezuelan Oil Plan

Donald Trump has admitted that American taxpayers could be tapped to fund the “tremendous” investment needed to upgrade oil production in Venezuela.

After U.S. special forces removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power in a pre-dawn raid on Saturday, Trump said he planned to seize the country’s huge oil reserves and put them under the control of American oil companies.

In a new phone interview with NBC News on Monday, Trump admitted that his plans would come at a major cost—with American taxpayers potentially picking up the bill.

Trump said he believes the U.S. oil industry could expand operations into Venezuela in under 18 months.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-admits-u-taxpayers-hook-101955661.html

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Trump Admits U.S. Taxpayers Are on the Hook for His Venezuelan Oil Plan (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday OP
Tax Surcharge on all Wealth over $200 Billion !! Captain Zero Tuesday #1
Fuck him purr-rat beauty Tuesday #2
Taco strikes again. 48hrs ago, 'Big Oil' was paying for all of it. gAI Obsession Tuesday #3

Captain Zero

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1. Tax Surcharge on all Wealth over $200 Billion !!
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:00 PM
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Plus Tax Surcharge on all income over $200 million.

To pay for Trump's GunBoat adventurism.

80%

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