And then he said, well, maybe the vice president on an interim basis, so long as she does what we want. It's so clear that the president has said the quiet part out loud. This was about oil. Again, Maduro is a brutal dictator. You know, I'm very clear eyed on that. But it's another thing for Trump to say this is about making an arrest and then minutes later saying, well, no, this is actually the US Taking control of Venezuelan oil reserves for big oil companies based in the U.S. it is said, and I think Trump has said so himself, that he advised the oil company CEOs that he was going to do this before the operation took place. (02:24–02:51)
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Asserts that Trump's actions in Venezuela are about controlling oil reserves for U.S. companies.
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