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Donald Trump: “We took over Venezuela...it was 48 minutes.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Participates in a Site Visit, Oct. 1, 2026

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Also. Preston, he'll put me up. Major announcement from. We make the greatest trucks, but you do. And we have other great companies, you know that. … We took over Venezuela...it was 48 minutes. … was locked in a steel house, heavy steel house. It was meant to, to be a house of protection. They broke those doors open in less time than it takes you to start that truck, which is pretty fast. (27:41–27:49)

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Asserts that the U.S. took over Venezuela in 48 minutes.

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