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Trump administration claims U.S. control of Venezuelan oil would benefit the people, not the regime

Casey Morgan / January 10, 2026 / Caribbean, Chris Murphy, Defense Department, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Marco Rubio, Nicolas Maduro, Oil Seizure, Pete Hegseth, Senate Briefing, State Department, U.S. Military, Venezuela

Two senior Cabinet officials had just wrapped up a closed-door briefing for senators on the U.S. mission targeting Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, outlining both the operation itself and the administration’s next steps.

Caribbean, Chris Murphy, Defense Department, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Marco Rubio, Nicolas Maduro, Oil Seizure, Pete Hegseth, Senate Briefing, State Department, U.S. Military, Venezuela

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Trump administration claims U.S. control of Venezuelan oil would benefit the people, not the regime