Trump Brags About Corporate Collusion, News Yawns
Donald Trump recently boasted he warned oil executives, specifically ExxonMobil and Chevron CEOs, about an impending 'attack' on Venezuela and advised them to 'get out'—lest their assets be nationalized. This revelation, from a figure who once occupied the Oval Office, casually exposes a deeply intertwined relationship between U.S. foreign policy and corporate mega-interests, moving beyond mere
lobbying to alleged direct pre-emptive coordination. It wasn't about 'democracy' when the U.S. imposed sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry; it was always about corporate access and control, a pattern seen throughout Latin America for decades, from Chile to Nicaragua. One might wonder if this level of transparency from a former President is alarming or simply the cynical blueprint for influence
operations that mainstream media usually frames as 'geopolitical strategy.' The normalization of a President acting as an early warning system for multinational corporations before a sovereign nation's resources are targeted should make us question who truly benefits from these 'foreign policy' decisions. Imagine the headlines if a similar admission came from a leader not aligned with Western
corporate power; the 'threat to democracy' sirens would be deafening.