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Trump admits he wants to take Venezuela's oil — and give it to US corporations

20 minutes Posted Dec 18, 2025 at 1:39 pm.

Intro

Venezuela nationalized huge oil reserves

Trump claims US owns Venezuela's oil

(CLIP) Trump on Venezuela's oil

Trump's 1st coup attempt in Venezuela

(CLIP) Trump wanted to "take it over"

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson

Stephen Miller: USA owns Venezuela's oil

Marco Rubio, warmonger

Naval blockade of Venezuela

Piracy: USA seizes oil tankers

Chevron allowed to pass siege

USA chokes off exports & imports

"Make the economy scream"

US coup attempts

US sanctions on Venezuela

Corporate media propaganda

UN experts: US sanctions are illegal

Imperial war of aggression

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Donald Trump imposed a naval blockade on Venezuela and admitted that he wants to take the country's oil and give it to US corporations: "They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out, and we want it back". Ben Norton explains how Washington's colonial war seeks regime change.

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