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demmiblue

(39,409 posts)
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 06:52 PM Jan 6

Trump: "... This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President"

Trump: “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President”

Trump: “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President”

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-06T23:48:59.996Z
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Trump: "... This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President" (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 6 OP
Isnt the current market price below Johonny Jan 6 #1
US taxpayers will pay for the shipping and refining. Traitor takes the cash sales Arazi Jan 6 #3
+1 dalton99a Jan 6 #4
The very definition of blood for oil. Traitor is drenched in blood Arazi Jan 6 #2
Erin Burnett is leading with this story senseandsensibility Jan 6 #5
I'm sure the money you collect will go to the people of Venezuela. Right? Autumn Jan 6 #6
Maybe he'll want to use it... WestMichRad Jan 6 #25
He has a few building projects in mind. Maru Kitteh Jan 6 #26
Are there any honest people in the Trump admin to actually see the money and count it and riversedge Jan 6 #7
Is that a rhetorical question? choie Jan 6 #15
He is an insane bully. Stuff: Botany Jan 6 #8
Technically it might be the oil companies depending on what contracts they signed decades ago with Venezuela. cstanleytech Jan 6 #29
You're right. Blue_Roses Jan 7 #40
Fuckin' thief. SamKnause Jan 6 #9
50mm @$60 a bbl is a 3billion$ "cut" for VonSchitzInPants. NoMoreRepugs Jan 6 #10
By that logic he can steal anything: your house, food, car, bank accounts, assets bucolic_frolic Jan 6 #11
What. The. Actual..... Maeve Jan 6 #12
Kingpin Pedorapist is a terrorist. Justice matters. Jan 6 #13
This is like the hugest, most blatant, least concealed shakedown in all recorded history 0rganism Jan 6 #14
Fuck him purr-rat beauty Jan 6 #16
Another Iran-Contra? BoycottTwitter Jan 6 #17
Trump has confessed to engaging in a war of aggression - a crime against peace under the Nuremberg decisions. TomSlick Jan 6 #18
Sounds legit. Beartracks Jan 6 #19
So, it will go directly Bettie Jan 6 #20
I think he will give Americans J-9 Jan 6 #21
Not for this American BeneteauBum Jan 6 #22
The US petroleum industry hasn't increased storage or refining capacity since mid 70s. Who will refine the oil ? ChicagoTeamster Jan 6 #23
Yes. Venezuelan oil is "heavy, sour" crude which is high in sulphur content. John1956PA Jan 6 #30
Anyone tell him the tremendous costs of that oil? IronLionZion Jan 6 #24
This just keeps blowing my mind over and over, like I'm stuck in a bizarre paradoxical loop of shock and disgust 0rganism Jan 6 #27
I see. Well buy Greenland and we will get Venezuela to pay for it. mjvpi Jan 6 #28
Weirdo Emile Jan 6 #31
"Kleptocracy is my favorite way of making money!" struggle4progress Jan 6 #32
"It's reverse Robin Hood: we steal from the poor and give to the rich!": struggle4progress Jan 6 #33
Taking more foreign emoluments. James48 Jan 6 #34
We are literally a bunch of pirates. AllyCat Jan 6 #35
Congressionally-approved purse-snatching C_U_L8R Jan 6 #36
Has Trump gone full-communist now ??? Jack Valentino Jan 6 #37
Congress has the power of the purse not the executive branch questionseverything Jan 6 #38
Extortion Blue Full Moon Jan 7 #39

Arazi

(8,769 posts)
3. US taxpayers will pay for the shipping and refining. Traitor takes the cash sales
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 06:59 PM
Jan 6

He doesn’t give a shit how much it cost us in $$, blood or lives

Arazi

(8,769 posts)
2. The very definition of blood for oil. Traitor is drenched in blood
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 06:58 PM
Jan 6

80 +/- Venezuelans have died (so far that we know about)

senseandsensibility

(24,339 posts)
5. Erin Burnett is leading with this story
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:02 PM
Jan 6

She is quoting this exact post and also teased the story about Greenland. For the past couple of months, she has been hitting trump hard.

Autumn

(48,842 posts)
6. I'm sure the money you collect will go to the people of Venezuela. Right?
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:03 PM
Jan 6

Who am I kidding. Every cent of that will go in his pocket

WestMichRad

(3,041 posts)
25. Maybe he'll want to use it...
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:13 PM
Jan 6

… to help finance an attack on Greenland.

I wish this was sarcasm.

riversedge

(79,936 posts)
7. Are there any honest people in the Trump admin to actually see the money and count it and
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:06 PM
Jan 6

and see to it that it is spent on the people who need it??


I really get angry when I see trump is in control of more money. His wallet gets bigger by the day

Botany

(76,622 posts)
8. He is an insane bully. Stuff:
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:13 PM
Jan 6

Last edited Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:50 AM - Edit history (1)

Venezuelans will not be happy with Trump stealing their oil. Look for some to fight back
and shoot @ the American ships and troops. That is not Trump’s oil it is Venezuela’s.
Are we going to have fire fights between American troops and Venezuelans over oil?
Oil tankers are big targets.

This is called armed robbery.

Oil is not transported in “storage ships”. When it is shipped or stored on ships those are
called oil tankers not storage ships.

Is that oil going to the Koch Brother or that Trump backing billionaire called Singer’s
oil refineries on the Gulf Coast?

Remember that a large part of our conflict with Japan prior to WW II was over oil and Dick
Cheney’s theft of Iraqi oil was the goal of w’s operation Iraqi Freedom.

Trump is on record telling N.Carolina republicans that if was President again he would take
Venezuela’s oil in 2022?

cstanleytech

(28,287 posts)
29. Technically it might be the oil companies depending on what contracts they signed decades ago with Venezuela.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:27 PM
Jan 6

As for what Trump's doing...... I think it's illegal and an impeachable offense.

Blue_Roses

(13,812 posts)
40. You're right.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 04:10 AM
Jan 7

Oil was the reason for the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. had put sanctions on Japan.

NoMoreRepugs

(11,859 posts)
10. 50mm @$60 a bbl is a 3billion$ "cut" for VonSchitzInPants.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:27 PM
Jan 6

Just follow the money - everything else is smoke and mirrors.

bucolic_frolic

(54,409 posts)
11. By that logic he can steal anything: your house, food, car, bank accounts, assets
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:39 PM
Jan 6

Why are we tolerating this again?

Justice matters.

(9,542 posts)
13. Kingpin Pedorapist is a terrorist.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:01 PM
Jan 6

Bent on destroying the United States' reputation to line his bloated pockets.

Already killed "many" in his two terms.

0rganism

(25,512 posts)
14. This is like the hugest, most blatant, least concealed shakedown in all recorded history
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:03 PM
Jan 6

So We The People fund the military generally, with particular additions covering this invasion. We pay for the muscle in this operation. The blood from this retro-imperialist behavior stains our entire nation forever, degrading the integrity of our international commitments, establishing us as the most untrustworthy of allies, dishonored and distrusted wherever we go.

The people we invade experience additional misery and deprivation as we liberate them from their natural resources.

Meanwhile, in the aftermath, F47 gets to allocate the "spoils" as he sees fit, primarily to the benefit of his biggest cronies and favored offspring.

Such obvious criminality expanded to a planetary scale and published widely in UHD. Seriously, this is some crazy supervillain story/nightmare. Words fail.

TomSlick

(12,929 posts)
18. Trump has confessed to engaging in a war of aggression - a crime against peace under the Nuremberg decisions.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:29 PM
Jan 6

The Nuremberg defendants were hanged for their offenses.

Trump has also violated the UN Charter. Before you roll your eyes, the UN Charter is a treaty approved by the Senate and domestic US law.

I have often said here that impeachment is a hollow threat. But if this isn't a high crime, I cannot imagine what it would be.

Bettie

(19,404 posts)
20. So, it will go directly
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:40 PM
Jan 6

Into his bank accounts. Let’s not pretend that this is anything more than theft.

BeneteauBum

(351 posts)
22. Not for this American
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:50 PM
Jan 6

I’ll protest in every way at my means until this orange turd is removed from office.
Peace ☮️

ChicagoTeamster

(556 posts)
23. The US petroleum industry hasn't increased storage or refining capacity since mid 70s. Who will refine the oil ?
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:56 PM
Jan 6

CITGO (Paul Singer) already has refineries in the US for Venezuelan PDVSA oil but they should also already have oil to refine so where will this oil that Trump is talking about going to be stored while awaiting refining or while awaiting sale or both? If they aren't going to refine it who is. Refineries are specifically calibrated for the crude to be refined and recalibration takes time and a huge up front investment.

He's talking out his butt as usual.

John1956PA

(4,882 posts)
30. Yes. Venezuelan oil is "heavy, sour" crude which is high in sulphur content.
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:33 PM
Jan 6

Refining Venezuelan crude requires that refineries gear up to take precautions. Otherwise, the sulphur and heavy metals in the crude will corrode the refinery equipment.

IronLionZion

(50,985 posts)
24. Anyone tell him the tremendous costs of that oil?
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 08:57 PM
Jan 6

News has asked all the big oil companies. Nobody wants to invest billions into Venezuela because the costs are too high to turn a profit.

American oil on the other hand is relatively low cost.

It may be better for us if China or someone else invested billions in Venezuelan oil infrastructure and refineries.

0rganism

(25,512 posts)
27. This just keeps blowing my mind over and over, like I'm stuck in a bizarre paradoxical loop of shock and disgust
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:18 PM
Jan 6

Was this the intention? Confuse everyone by coming out as some weird cross of Joker, Riddler, and Penguin, to run America like an organized crime syndicate? Openly criminal? Literal DC supervillain mashup in D.C.? Was this the plan all along? On this 250th anniversary of our republic, have we lasted too long?

It can't be. This mad clown fever dream can't be how we go down in flames. Can it? Is this really how the story of America ends? I mean, hell, the risk was obvious, but the reality lies beyond the capacity of my feeble imagination.

Jack Valentino

(4,594 posts)
37. Has Trump gone full-communist now ???
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:08 PM
Jan 6

What an IDIOT! NO competence in economics, NO knowledge of history,

NO CLEAN DIAPERS!!!!


If he really wants big oil to go into Venezuela,
he just gave them ANOTHER big reason to avoid it!

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