Trump Team 'Patriot' Order: Big Oil to Venezuela, Not Your Wallets
Trump's envoys are reportedly pushing Chevron, Exxon, and ConocoPhillips back into Venezuela, framing the move as 'doing it for our country.' The same 'patriots' who slapped sanctions on Venezuela for years, crippling its economy and contributing to a humanitarian crisis, now seek to extract its oil. It’s almost as if the 'human rights' concerns vanish the moment there's a profit margin to be
gained, or a political point to score against Biden's more flexible oil policies. Funny how Venezuela goes from 'socialist dictatorship' to 'strategic national interest' when the price of gas spikes. This isn't about patriotism; it's about control over global energy markets and corporate bottom lines. The previous administration’s sanctions, alongside bipartisan support, were designed to
destabilize the Maduro government. Now, with a potentially new administration, the narrative shifts, proving that the 'threat' was always secondary to resource access. One might wonder, if it's so patriotic to extract Venezuelan oil, where was this 'national interest' when everyday Americans were struggling with gas prices under previous sanctions regimes?