Trump Says Venezuela Turning Over Huge Stockpile Of Oil To US
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that interim authorities in Venezuela will transfer tens of millions of barrels of oil to the United States.
Trump said on Truth Social early Saturday that U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro and ousted him during a large-scale strike in Venezuela. Trump announced on a Truth Social post that Venezuela will turn over between 30 million and 50 million barrels of high-quality, sanctioned oil to the United States.
“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,” Trump wrote. “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, to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States!”
The president directed Energy Secretary Chris Wright to carry out the plan immediately.
“I have asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to execute this plan, immediately. It will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States,” Trump added. (Read more from “Trump Says Venezuela Turning Over Huge Stockpile Of Oil To US” HERE)
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