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Trump’s Venezuela oil deal asserted as US control
By The BriefBrief · Sources (38)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 6:06 AM ET
Summary: The article says the US seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3 was framed by Donald Trump as being tied to Venezuela’s oil and to narco-terrorism and drug charges. It describes Venezuela as holding some of the world’s largest oil reserves despite reduced output.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump links the US seizure of Nicolás Maduro to control over Venezuela’s oil alongside narco-terrorism and drug charges.
WHEN: Jan 03, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Trump said the raid was about oil as well as narco-terrorism and drug charges against Maduro.
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