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Tammy Baldwin: “Our economy does not depend on access to Venezuelan oil.”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Published January 8, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:35

And just last month, Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras, who had been sentenced to 45 years in prison for running his country as a narco state. Our economy does not depend on access to Venezuelan oil. But President Trump is after Venezuela's oil to enrich his big oil buddies. And if anything, our adversaries will only feel empowered by President Trump's reckless violations of international law. (04:35–04:41)

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Asserts that the US economy does not depend on Venezuelan oil.

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