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Trump: âI 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 Presidentâ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-06T23:48:59.996Z
Johonny
(25,506 posts)The profit line for this oil?
Arazi
(8,709 posts)He doesnt give a shit how much it cost us in $$, blood or lives
Arazi
(8,709 posts)80 +/- Venezuelans have died (so far that we know about)
senseandsensibility
(24,259 posts)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
(48,763 posts)Who am I kidding. Every cent of that will go in his pocket
WestMichRad
(2,939 posts)
to help finance an attack on Greenland.
I wish this was sarcasm.
Maru Kitteh
(31,273 posts)riversedge
(79,501 posts)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
choie
(6,647 posts)The answer is no.
Botany
(76,424 posts)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 Trumps oil it is Venezuelas.
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 Singers
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
Cheneys theft of Iraqi oil was the goal of ws operation Iraqi Freedom.
Trump is on record telling N.Carolina republicans that if was President again he would take
Venezuelas oil in 2022?
cstanleytech
(28,232 posts)As for what Trump's doing...... I think it's illegal and an impeachable offense.
Blue_Roses
(13,781 posts)Oil was the reason for the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. had put sanctions on Japan.
SamKnause
(14,713 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(11,808 posts)Just follow the money - everything else is smoke and mirrors.
bucolic_frolic
(54,075 posts)Why are we tolerating this again?
Maeve
(43,337 posts)Justice matters.
(9,418 posts)Bent on destroying the United States' reputation to line his bloated pockets.
Already killed "many" in his two terms.
0rganism
(25,477 posts)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.
purr-rat beauty
(981 posts)Tar and feather this fuck with the sludge
BoycottTwitter
(100 posts)What's he going to do with the money?
TomSlick
(12,881 posts)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.
Beartracks
(14,377 posts)=================
Bettie
(19,296 posts)Into his bank accounts. Lets not pretend that this is anything more than theft.
J-9
(116 posts)a little $1,500 check to shut us up. And it will work.
BeneteauBum
(332 posts)Ill protest in every way at my means until this orange turd is removed from office.
Peace ☮️
ChicagoTeamster
(447 posts)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
(4,840 posts)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
(50,837 posts)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
(25,477 posts)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.

mjvpi
(1,886 posts)Emile
(40,671 posts)struggle4progress
(125,389 posts)struggle4progress
(125,389 posts)James48
(5,095 posts)And putting them in his own pocket.
Impeach him!
AllyCat
(18,539 posts)C_U_L8R
(48,896 posts)Gah, they are useless.
Jack Valentino
(4,381 posts)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!