Following the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the newly inaugurated interim authorities in Venezuela to turn over 50 million barrels of oil to the United States.
The Venezuelan parliament has sworn in Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as interim president on Monday, two days after US forces seized her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, to face trial bordering on terrorism and narcotics in New York.
Rodriguez, a 56-year-old labour lawyer known for close connections to the private sector and her devotion to the ruling party, was sworn in by her brother Jorge, who is the head of the national assembly legislature.
Rodriguez, during her inauguration, indicated that she would cooperate with Washington, taking the oath of office at the National Assembly and telling lawmakers she did so “in the name of all Venezuelans.”
Trump, in a Tuesday statement U.S time zone, via his official Truth account, stated that he had ordered the Energy Secretary Chris Wright to execute plans to get the Venezuelan oil.
Trump also boasted that the proceeds of the Venezuela oil will be solely controlled by him.
Trump wrote, “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of high-quality, sanctioned oil to the United States of America.
“This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America, to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States!”
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Trump added, “I have asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to execute this plan immediately. It will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter!””
TVC News previously reported that the Republican US lawmakers said on Monday that President Donald Trump has no plans to occupy or engage in nation-building in Venezuela, following a classified briefing on the administration’s policy toward the South American country.
“We do not have U.S. armed forces in Venezuela, and we are not occupying that country,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana told reporters after the session with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defence. Pete Hegseth and other senior officials.
Representative Brian Mast, Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, echoed the sentiment, saying: “If anybody wants to use the term nation-building, or anything like that, it doesn’t look like anything anybody has seen under President Trump.”
Trump Has No Plans to Occupy Venezuela, Says Republican US Lawmakers
