Trump shows off tanker with ‘1m barrels of oil’ and floats Venezuela as 51st state
The Guardian Business ·

President at Texas campaign rally hails deal struck with post-Maduro government as ‘greatest oil victory in history’ Donald Trump suggested Venezuela would become the 51st state of the United States on Tuesday as the president showed off a tanker he claimed had “one million barrels of oil on it” from the country, nine months after deposing its president. At a campaign rally in Corpus Christ, Texas, Trump touted a US oil deal with Venezuela, which the US attacked in January, capturing its long-serving leader Nicolás Maduro . Continue reading...
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- 10/27/2026, 11:07:06 PM
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