Trump Promises Venezuelan Oil for Americans… and Himself
According to The Guardian, former President Trump indicates Venezuela is now responding to demands for 'total access' for US oil companies, suggesting he, as President, would control the profits for 'the people of Venezuela and the United States.' This follows, as the article vaguely notes, 'Trump’s threats of further military intervention.' They also mention the 'dark-of-night arrest of Nicolás
Maduro.' Notably absent is the context of consistent US efforts to destabilize Venezuela for over a century, including extensive sanctions, coup attempts—like the one supported by the CIA in 2002 against Hugo Chávez—and the consistent aim to privatize PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil company. Maduro, for his part, remains in power, despite the 'arrest' claim in the article which appears to refer
to a hypothetical or failed attempt. One might wonder if 'total access' is simply the polite corporate euphemism for resource extraction by any means necessary, a historical pattern as old as US foreign policy itself. The Guardian also buries the lead on Trump freezing critical federal childcare funds in multiple states while fixating on Greenland and the Epstein files. Clearly, ensuring US oil
companies get their cut trumps funding American families or transparency regarding Epstein. The 'national security priority' seems to always align perfectly with corporate interests.